work-to-rule

noun

🔊/ˌwɜːk tə ˈruːl/

🔊/ˌwɜːrk tə ˈruːl/

[usually singular]

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a situation in which workers refuse to do any work that is not in their contracts, in order to protest about something按章工作（为表示抗议而拒绝做超出合同规定的工作） compare go-slow see also work to rule