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goes back to the tools

goes back to the tools is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go back to the tools.

Meaning of go back to the tools

Verb

go back to the tools (third-person singular simple present goes back to the tools, present participle going back to the tools, simple past went back to the tools, past participle gone back to the tools)

  1. (industrial relations) To return to one's job after having held, or failed to obtain, a position in a trade union.
    • I think Brother Bartalini put it very well when he said they would laugh at you if you had to go back to the tools.1966, Proceedings of the General Convention, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, page 414

Questions about goes back to the tools

What is goes back to the tools the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes back to the tools is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go back to the tools.

Words near goes back to the tools in the dictionary

  1. goes back a long way
  2. goes back in time
  3. goes back on
  4. goes back to
  5. goes back to the drawing board
  6. goes back to the tools
  7. goes backwards
  8. goes bad
  9. goes ballistic
  10. goes balls up
  11. goes bananas

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