work to rule

成語所屬單字rule

work to rule — 慣用語

1. To protest by following every rule exactly, which slows down work.

1.慣用語
釋義

按章工作

To protest by following every rule exactly, which slows down work.

例句

The bus drivers decided to work to rule to demand better pay.

When the staff worked to rule, the office became very slow.