face (that) would stop a clock Idiom, Proverb
around the clock
round the clock
turn the clock back
clock
2. to earn:"I clock ducats" -- Public Enemy (??? [??]).
3. to always watch, always have or to always be into something. "clockin' a grip" -- Dr. Dre and Snoop Doggy Dogg (Ain't nothing but a G-thang [1992])
4. to hit or knock someone out, as in "he clocked him" Probably comes from "he got his clock cleaned"
run like clockwork
Idiom(s): run like clockworkTheme: FUNCTIONING
to run very well; to progress very well.
• I want this office to run like clockwork—with everything on time and everything done right.
• The plans for the party were made and we knew that we could depend on Alice to make sure that everything would run like clockwork.
regular as clockwork
Idiom(s): (as) regular as clockworkTheme: DEPENDABILITY
Dependably regular. (Informal.)
• She comes into this store every day, as regular as clockwork.
• Our tulips come up every year, regular as clockwork.
go like clockwork
Idiom(s): go like clockworkTheme: DEPENDABILITY
to progress with regularity and dependability. (Informal.)
• The building project is progressing nicely. Everything is going like clockwork
• The elaborate pageant was a great success. It went like clockwork from start to finish.
beat the clock
Idiom(s): beat the clockTheme: TIME
to do something before a deadline; to finish before the time is up.
• Sam beat the clock, arriving a few minutes before the doors were locked.
• They were afraid they would be late and hurried in order to beat the clock.
around-the-clock
Idiom(s): (a)round-the-clockTheme: CONTINUOUSLY
constant; day and night. (Adjective.)
• Grandfather required around-the-clock care.
• I tuned into the around-the-clock news station.
against the clock
Idiom(s): against the clockTheme: TIME
in a race with time; in a great hurry to get something done before a particular time.
• Bill set a new track record, running against the clock. He lost the actual race, however.
• In a race against the clock, they rushed the special medicine to the hospital.
face (that) would stop a clock
1. A face that is conspicuously or shockingly unattractive. His anatomy was remarkable, but abominably he was accursed with a face that would stop a clock. She is abnormally bright, but her face could stop a clock.2. Less commonly, a face that is conspicuously or shockingly attractive. He absolved down the street—tall, muscular, and with a face that could stop a clock—and anybody stared to adore his beauty. John's new adherent has a face that would stop a clock, so admirable that it seems like time stands still back she enters a room.Learn more: clock, face, stop
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