down tools
1down 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 * * * …
2down 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 …
3down tools — ► down tools Brit. informal stop work. Main Entry: ↑down …
4down tools Brit. — down tools Brit. informal stop work. → down …
5down 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 …
6down tools — /ˌdaυn tu:lz/ verb to stop working ● The entire workforce downed tools in protest …
7down tools — British to stop working, especially as a protest …
8down tools — 1. End work. 2. Go on strike …
9down — 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 …
10down — ▪ 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… …
