wind up one's bottoms

動詞

慣用表現廃用

(idiomatic, obsolete) To finish a job.

日本語の意味

仕事を終えること / 仕事や業務を締めくくること

In the old guild, the master would order apprentices to wind up one's bottoms when the workshop bell rang.

古い組合では、工房の鐘が鳴ると師匠が徒弟たちに仕事を終えるよう命じた。

意味（1）

(idiomatic, obsolete) To finish a job.

Myself and the Dr went ashore today to wind up our bottoms

winds up one's bottoms

（ present singular third-person ）

winding up one's bottoms

（ participle present ）

wound up one's bottoms

（ participle past ）

wound up one's bottoms

（ past ）