Meanings
verbthrow down one's tools (third-person singular simple present throws down one's tools, present participle throwing down one's tools, simple past threw down one's tools, past participle thrown down one's tools)
present singular third person throws down one's tools · participle present throwing down one's tools · past threw down one's tools · participle past thrown down one's tools
- figuratively or symbolicallyTo go on strike.
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throw down one's tools. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throw%20down%20one's%20tools
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“throw down one's tools.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throw%20down%20one's%20tools. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “throw down one's tools,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throw%20down%20one's%20tools.
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