Meaning of go back to the tools | Babel Free

Definitions

To return to one's job after having held, or failed to obtain, a position in a trade union.

Examples

“I think Brother Bartalini put it very well when he said they would laugh at you if you had to go back to the tools.”

“He could, as they say, 'go back to the tools' but at his age and with his record that might prove difficult.”

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