work to rule

work to rule

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wurk too rool]
- /wɜrk tu rul/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wurk too rool]
- /wɜrk tu rul/

Definitions of work to rule words

phrase work to rule If workers work to rule, they protest by working according to the rules of their job without doing any extra work or taking any new decisions. 0
noun work to rule a form of industrial action in which employees adhere strictly to all the working rules laid down by their employers, with the deliberate intention of reducing the rate of working 0
verb work to rule to decrease the rate of working by this means 0

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Parts of speech for Work to rule

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Work to rule

work to rule popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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