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throw down one's tools

throw down one's tools verb: to go on strike.

Verb

throw down one's tools (third-person singular simple present throws down one's tools, present participle throwing down one's tools, simple past threw down one's tools, past participle thrown down one's tools)

  1. (figuratively or symbolically) To go on strike.

Forms of throw down one's tools

third-person singular presentthrows down one's tools
present participlethrowing down one's tools
pastthrew down one's tools
past participlethrown down one's tools

Questions about throw down one's tools

What does throw down one's tools mean?
Throw down one's tools means to go on strike.
What part of speech is throw down one's tools?
Throw down one's tools is a verb.
What is the past tense of throw down one's tools?
The past tense of throw down one's tools is threw down one's tools.

Words near throw down one's tools in the dictionary

  1. throw cold water on
  2. throw dirt
  3. throw dirt enough, and some will stick
  4. throw dirt on
  5. throw down
  6. throw down one's tools
  7. throw down the gauntlet
  8. throw dust in someone's eyes
  9. throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick
  10. throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick
  11. throw everything at the wall and see what sticks

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