work-to-rule
noun/ˌwɜːk tə ˈruːl/
/ˌwɜːrk tə ˈruːl/
[usually singular]- a situation in which workers refuse to do any work that is not in their contracts, in order to protest about something compare go-slow see also work to rule
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