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throw down one's tools

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables
throw -down one's -tools
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To go on strike.

Inflected Forms

throws down one's tools (present, singular) throwing down one's tools (participle, present) threw down one's tools (past) thrown down one's tools (participle, past)

Questions

What does throw down one's tools mean?
To go on strike.

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