How to Pronounce "walk off the job"
expression
WAWK-awf-thuh-JAWB
WAWK-of-thuh-JOB
Definition
To leave your job suddenly, usually as a form of protest, often as part of a strike or labor dispute.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈwɑk/, /ˈwɔk/ /ˈɔf/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈdʒɑb/, /ˈdʒoʊb
British English
wˈɔːk/ /ˈɒf/ /ðə, ði/ /d͡ʒɒb
Simplified Pronunciation
US
WAWK-awf-thuh-JAWB
UK
WAWK-of-thuh-JOB
Listen in Context
The workers walked off the job to demand better pay.
If management does not listen, employees may walk off the job.
Hundreds of teachers walked off the job during the strike.
Fed up with unsafe conditions, the crew decided to walk off the job.