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work to rule

 
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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.

worktorule work'-to-rule' (wûrk'-tə-rūl') adj.
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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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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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