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▸ verb: (idiomatic) To work slowly by strictly following all work rules, usually in a work-to-rule job action, as part of unionized labor protest.
▸ noun: Alternative spelling of work-to-rule [A labor protest in which employees do only the minimum work required by the rules of a workplace, following safety or other regulations to the letter in order to cause a slowdown.]
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▸ verb: (idiomatic) To work slowly by strictly following all work rules, usually in a work-to-rule job action, as part of unionized labor protest.
▸ noun: Alternative spelling of work-to-rule [A labor protest in which employees do only the minimum work required by the rules of a workplace, following safety or other regulations to the letter in order to cause a slowdown.]
Similar:
labour,
toil,
work back,
work one's fingers to the bone,
work around,
outwork,
forwork,
slave away,
work like a horse,
work into the ground,
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