Down tools Meaning in English

expression

US

UK

परिभाषा

To stop working as a form of protest, usually by workers refusing to continue their jobs, often as part of a strike.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

Chiefly British and formal or news contexts; not as common in American English. Often used when talking about strikes in manual or industrial labor. Do not use for casual quitting or finishing a task. Often appears as 'to down tools' or 'workers downed tools'.

• Spanish: dejar de trabajar - cesar el trabajo
• Portuguese (BR): parar o trabalho - abandonar as ferramentas
• Portuguese (PT): parar o trabalho - largar as ferramentas
• Chinese (Simplified): 罢工 - 停工
• Chinese (Traditional): 罷工 - 停工
• Hindi: काम बंद करना
• Arabic: الإضراب عن العمل - التوقف عن العمل
• Bengali: কাজ বন্ধ করা
• Russian: прекратить работу - объявить забастовку
• Japanese: 作業をやめる - ストライキに入る
• Vietnamese: ngừng làm việc - đình công
• Korean: 파업하다 - 작업을 중단하다
• Turkish: iş bırakmak - çalışmayı durdurmak
• Urdu: کام بند کردینا - ہڑتال کرنا
• Indonesian: mogok kerja - berhenti bekerja

उदाहरण वाक्य

The workers decided to down tools after their demands were not met.

basic

If the company cuts their pay, employees might down tools in protest.

basic

The union called on staff to down tools until a solution was found.

basic

Fed up with unsafe conditions, the team finally decided to down tools yesterday.

natural

It's rare these days, but some workers still down tools when things get tough.

natural

Management was surprised when the entire factory decided to down tools for the afternoon.

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