- down tools
- British & Australian
to refuse to work, especially because you are not satisfied with your pay or working conditions.
Thousands of Krakow steelworkers downed tools to demand more pay.
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down tools
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down tools — To stop work, strike • • • Main Entry: ↑down * * * down tools british phrase to stop working, especially as a protest Thesaurus: strikes and other union activityhyponym Main entry: tool * * * … Useful english dictionary
down tools — UK ► to refuse to continue working, especially because you are not satisfied with your pay or working conditions: »The printers are threatening to down tools if the pay offer is not increased to 8%. Main Entry: ↑down … Financial and business terms
down tools — ► down tools Brit. informal stop work. Main Entry: ↑down … English terms dictionary
down tools Brit. — down tools Brit. informal stop work. → down … English new terms dictionary
down tools — /ˌdaυn tu:lz/ verb to stop working ● The entire workforce downed tools in protest … Marketing dictionary in english
down tools — British to stop working, especially as a protest … English dictionary
down tools — 1. End work. 2. Go on strike … A concise dictionary of English slang
down — Ⅰ. down [1] ► ADVERB 1) towards or in a lower place or position. 2) to or at a lower level or value. 3) so as to lie flush or flat. 4) in or into a weaker or worse position, mood, or condition. 5) to a smaller amount or size, or a simpler or more … English terms dictionary
down — ▪ I. down down 1 [daʊn] adverb 1. if an amount or the level of something goes down, it falls to a lower amount or level: • By lunchtime, the 100 index was down 4.2 at 3053.1. • 59% of companies report sales volume down on a year ago. • The cuts… … Financial and business terms
down — I. /daʊn / (say down) adverb 1. from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; into or in a lower position or condition. 2. on or to the ground. 3. to a point of submission, inactivity, etc. 4. to or in a position spoken of as lower, as… …
