单词 | to come out on strike |
释义 | > as lemmasto come out on strike c. More fully to come out on strike: to leave work as part of a strike; to go on strike. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > working > labour relations > participate in labour relations [verb (intransitive)] > strike strike1769 to turn out1795 to strike work, tools1803 stick1823 to come out1841 to go out1850 to down tools1855 to hit the bricks1931 1841 Compositors' Chron. 1 Mar. 49/2 These, with the men who came out on strike from the above and minor offices, left upwards of eighty almost totally unemployed in Dublin. 1889 Daily Tel. 3 Dec. 5/5 He had the promises of 300 to come out ‘in sympathy’ when the time came for quitting work. 1914 ‘Saki’ Beasts & Super-beasts 82 The threat of the Zoological Gardens authorities that if the men ‘came out’ the animals should come out also. 1980 T. Brooke-Taylor et al. I'm Sorry I haven't Clue 37 To British Leyland... When the clock strikes midnight don't come out in sympathy. 2007 Independent 19 Dec. 26/3 They persuaded the so-called show-runners..to come out on strike with the rank and file. < as lemmas |
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