"go back to the tools" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: goes back to the tools [present, singular, third-person], going back to the tools [participle, present], went back to the tools [past], gone back to the tools [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> back to the tools}} go back to the tools (third-person singular simple present goes back to the tools, present participle going back to the tools, simple past went back to the tools, past participle gone back to the tools)
  1. (industrial relations) To return to one's job after having held, or failed to obtain, a position in a trade union.
    Sense id: en-go_back_to_the_tools-en-verb-5gDlyXkC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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