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91Sit-Down Strikes — During the 1930s, various groups of workers adopted a new method of striking. Rather than simply withdraw their labor by walking out, they brought about the closure of factories by sitting down and occupying the plant. The first such strike… …
92clean-down — «KLEEN DOWN», noun, adjective. –n. an agreement requiring a company to reduce its debt and renegotiate the terms of its loans. –adj. of or related to a clean down: »Mr. Ullman said such “clean down” requirements were standard in most working… …
93Sunningdale Agreement — (1973) The agreement reached by the Heath Conservative Government to establish a power sharing executive in Northern Ireland possessing many domestic functions in which Unionist and Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) representatives… …
94To fall down — Fall Fall (f[add]l), v. i. [imp. {Fell} (f[e^]l); p. p. {Fallen} (f[add]l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Falling}.] [AS. feallan; akin to D. vallen, OS. & OHG. fallan, G. fallen, Icel. Falla, Sw. falla, Dan. falde, Lith. pulti, L. fallere to deceive, Gr.… …
95nail sth down — UK US nail sth down Phrasal Verb with nail({{}}/neɪl/ verb [T] INFORMAL ► to agree the details of a decision, an agreement, etc. so that something can happen: »The decision of who would be appointed Chief Executive was made months before the… …
96sell down the river — If you sell someone down the river, you betray their trust. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you sell someone down the river, you betray a person who trusts you. When the trade union signed the salary agreement, the workers felt… …
97sit-down — ☆ sit down [sit′doun΄ ] n. 1. a strike, usually illegal, in which the strikers stay inside a factory, etc., refusing to work or leave until agreement is reached: in full sit down strike 2. SIT IN 3. a meeting or conference adj. served to persons …
98Shoot the Sun Down — is a 1978 western film. It directed by David Leeds, written by Leeds and Richard Rothstein, and starred by Christopher Walken. Margot Kidder and Geoffrey Lewis also stars at this film. Plot In the late 1830s, when much of the Old West was still… …
99to go (right) down to the wire — informal phrase to only be decided or become clear at the last possible moment Talks went down to the wire, with agreement being reached at the very last minute. Thesaurus: late or too latesynonym Main entry: wire …
100gentleman's agreement — gentleman s a greement n an agreement that is not written down, made between people who trust each other …
