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lightning strike

idiom
Meaning

A (sometimes unofficial) strike by workers with little or no warning.


Examples
SIMPLE

The workers held a lightning strike to protest their low pay.

CONTEXTUAL

Management was caught off guard when the factory staff organized a lightning strike this morning without any prior notice.

COMPLEX

The sudden lightning strike paralyzed the city's transport network, leaving thousands of commuters stranded as the union bypassed formal negotiations.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    lightning fast

    Extremely fast, fast as lightning.

  2. 02

    lightning in a bottle

    That which one seeks in attempting a difficult or challenging feat.

  3. 03

    on strike

    Withholding labor as a protest, in order to effect change in management or government.

  4. 04

    quick as lightning

    Extremely quick.

  5. 05

    strike a blow

    To hit; to successfully land a hit.

  6. 06

    strike a chord

    To elicit a significant reaction, especially one which is favorable or sympathetic.

  7. 07

    strike a false note

    To give the impression of being insincere, incongruous or inappropriate.

  8. 08

    strike a light

    To create a flame (using a match, flint, etc.).

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