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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Zachariah	zak-ə-RIE-ə (English)	English, Biblical
Hanifa	-	Arabic
Shania	shə-NIE-ə	English (Modern)
Rolando	ro-LAHN-do (Spanish)	Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Velvet	VEL-vət	English
Stuart	STOO-ərt, STYOO-ərt	English, Scottish