down tools

I want you to down tools and come over to my house.

It was just as though everyone had decided to down tools at the same time and leave.

Hands set down tools and a pick on the floor.

I could down tools and tell them go to hell.

Before you put down tools for the year, it wouldn't be a bad idea to clean them.

If they support us, down tools for us, we can win this.

And then some of the staff downed tools until there was a security inspection.

So nobody was sorry to down tools for the midnight snack.

The men had downed tools, were gathering around the horse.

Once they hear where the army's going, they'll down tools and refuse to budge.

She cannot readily down tools during the resuscitation of a patient to be on time at a meeting in the school.

France is renowned for its strikes in which almost all the workforce put down tools.

The team that was meant to rebuild the economy has downed tools and walked off the site.

Occasionally, the men in the factory would "down tools" and whistle at me - 100 of them.

(It's estimated that the builders will finally down tools there in 2026 or 2028.

And so what happened was everybody downed tools at and come out on strike you see.

They were not disposed to lose both output and earnings by downing tools.

Once inside and door locked I put down tools and sat down.

He nodded, so both of us downed tools and strolled over towards the pen.

He realized with astonishment that it was the signal to down tools and head for the smelter.

With noticeable enthusiasm the two geologists downed tools and started to walk toward their chief.

Workers at the site downed tools on Monday.

What on earth is the point of a jobsworth getaway driver who downs tools after five minutes?

About 20,000 of the 70,000 engineering apprentices downed tools in total.

As there is little work in the shipyards, it would have taken a special appeal to have convinced them to down tools.