shop floor
noun/ˌʃɒp ˈflɔː(r)/
/ˌʃɑːp ˈflɔːr/
[singular]- the area in a factory where the goods are made by the workers
- on the shop floor to work on the shop floor
- In the industrial sector, there are still relatively few women on the shop floor.
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- the workers in a factory, not the managers
- Most decisions about how work should be done are taken in the office rather than on the shop floor (= by the workers).
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