词汇 | ca’ canny |
词源 | ca’ canny. This Scots expression for “go easily, don’t exert yourself ” is used by trade unions in Scotland when they want to bring pressure on their employers without going on strike. It amounts, in effect, to what Americans would call a slowdown. |
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