plural of make-work job

(economics) A job that has less immediate financial benefit to the economy than it costs to support.

(idiomatic)

(idiomatic, US) Synonym of throw a spanner in the works.

Alternative form of throw a spanner in the works.

Synonym of make one's way

(informal) Synonym of throw a spanner in the works

past participle of throw a spanner in the works

simple past tense of throw a spanner in the works

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gum up the works