work to rule
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Dictionary:
work to rule (wûrk'-tə-rūl') adj. |
n.
A job action in which employees do no more than the minimum required by the rules of a workplace in order to cause a slowdown.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a job action in which workers cause a slowdown by doing only the minimum amount required by the rules of the workplace
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