- out (on strike)
- out (on strike)to be away from one's job in a strike or protest. •
The workers went out on strike.
•We can't do anything while the workers are out.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
out (on strike)
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strike someone out (or strike out) — 1》 Baseball dismiss someone (or be dismissed) by means of three strikes. 2》 (strike out) N. Amer. informal be unsuccessful. → strike … English new terms dictionary
call sb out on strike — call/take/lead sb out on strike ► if a trade union or official organization calls, takes, or leads a group of workers out on strike, it announces that they are stopping working because they are not satisfied with their pay, working conditions,… … Financial and business terms
call/take/lead sb out on strike — ► if a trade union or official organization calls, takes, or leads a group of workers out on strike, it announces that they are stopping working because they are not satisfied with their pay, working conditions, etc.: »The Police Federation has… … Financial and business terms
lead sb out on strike — call/take/lead sb out on strike ► if a trade union or official organization calls, takes, or leads a group of workers out on strike, it announces that they are stopping working because they are not satisfied with their pay, working conditions,… … Financial and business terms
take sb out on strike — call/take/lead sb out on strike ► if a trade union or official organization calls, takes, or leads a group of workers out on strike, it announces that they are stopping working because they are not satisfied with their pay, working conditions,… … Financial and business terms
take/lead sb out on strike — call/take/lead sb out on strike ► if a trade union or official organization calls, takes, or leads a group of workers out on strike, it announces that they are stopping working because they are not satisfied with their pay, working conditions,… … Financial and business terms
go out on strike — go (out) on strike (also come/walk out on strike) ► if a group of workers go on strike, they stop working because they are not satisfied with their pay, working conditions, etc.: »Around 160 staff are due to go on strike next week in a row over… … Financial and business terms
Strike — Strike, v. t. [imp. {Struck}; p. p. {Struck}, {Stricken}({Stroock}, {Strucken}, Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Striking}. Struck is more commonly used in the p. p. than stricken.] [OE. striken to strike, proceed, flow, AS. str[=i]can to go, proceed,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
strike — [strīk] vt. struck, struck or occas. (but for vt. 11 commonly and for vt. 8 & 15 usually) stricken, striking, [ME striken, to proceed, flow, strike with rod or sword < OE strican, to go, proceed, advance, akin to Ger streichen < IE * streig … English World dictionary
Strike rate — refers to two different statistics in the sport of cricket. Batting strike rate is a measure of how frequently a batsman achieves the primary goal of batting, namely scoring runs. Bowling strike rate is a measure of how frequently a bowler… … Wikipedia
strike someone out — (or strike out) Baseball put a batter out (or be put out) from play as a batter by means of three strikes ■ strike out informal fail or be unsuccessful the company struck out the first time it tried to manufacture personal computers … Useful english dictionary
