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gone back to the tools

gone back to the tools is the past participle 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 gone back to the tools

What is gone back to the tools the past participle of?
Gone back to the tools is the past participle of go back to the tools.

Words near gone back to the tools in the dictionary

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

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