down tools



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.
See also: down, tool

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Dinesha-Hinduism
Panther-Ancient Greek
Nana (1)-Greek
Fowler['faulə]
Ashton['æʃtən]
Luitger-German (Archaic)