clock Idioma
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.
Clean your clock
If you clean your clock, you beat someone decisively in a contest or fight.Even a broken clock is right twice a day
This is used when people get lucky and are undeservedly successful.('Even a stopped clock is right twice a day' is also used.)Five o'clock shadow
A five o'clock shadow is the facial hair that a man gets if he doesn't shave for a day or two.Like clockwork
If something happens like clockwork, it happens at very regular times or intervals.against time|against|against the clock|clock|time
adv. phr. 1. As a test of speed or time; in order to beat a speed record or time limit. John ran around the track against time, because there was no one else to race against. 2. As fast as possible; so as to do or finish something before a certain time. It was a race against the clock whether the doctor would get to the accident soon enough to save the injured man. 3. So as to cause delay by using up time. The outlaw talked against time with the sheriff, hoping that his gang would come and rescue him.around the clock|around|clock|the clock|the clock
adv. phr. For 24 hours a day continuously all day and all night. The factory operated around the clock until the order was filled. He studied around the clock for his history exam.
round-the-clock adj. That filling station has round-the-clock service.clock watcher|clock|watcher
n. phr., informal A worker who always quits at once when it is time; a man who is in a hurry to leave his job. When Ted got his first job, his father told him to work hard and not be a clock watcher.five o'clock shadow|five|five o'clock|shadow
n. phr. A very short growth of beard on a man's face who did shave in the morning but whose beard is so strong that it is again visible in the afternoon. "You have a five o'clock shadow, honey," Irene said, "and we're going to the opera. Why don't you shave again quickly?"go off like clockwork|clockwork|go|go like clockwo
v. phr., informal To run smoothly and regularly like the workings of a clock; go smoothly and without difficulty; go on time or as planned. The car's motor went like clockwork after Bob fixed it. The birthday party went off like clockwork and everyone had a good time.put back the clock|clock|put|put back|turn|turn ba
v. phr. To go back in time; relive the past. If I could put back the clock I'd give more thought to preparing for a career. Richard wishes that he had lived in frontier days, but he can't turn back the clock.turn the clock back|clock|turn|turn back
v. phr. To return to an earlier period. Mother wished she could turn the clock back to the days before the children grew up and left home. Will repealing the minimum wage for workers under age eighteen turn the clock back to the abuses of the last century?clean someone's clock
clean someone's clockBeat, thrash, or defeat someone decisively, as in He's much bigger than you and could easily clean your clock. This term originated in the military. The use of clock is unclear but possibly alludes to hitting someone in the face (for “clockface”). [Slang; mid-1900s]
clock in
clock inBegin work, as in She clocked in late again. Also, clock out, end work, as in Please wait for me; I forgot to clock out. The allusion here is to punching a time clock, a device that punches the time on a card to record when an employee arrives and departs. [Late 1800s]
clock is ticking, the
clock is ticking, theThe time (for something to be done) is passing quickly; hurry up. For example, The clock is ticking on that project. This allusion to a stopwatch is often used as an admonition to speed something up. It also is used in more specific form— one's biological clock is ticking—meaning that a woman may soon be too old to bear a child, as in Her biological clock is ticking—she just turned forty.
clock up
clock upRecord accumulated hours, miles, or points. For example, It won't be easy to clock up 1,000 flying hours, or Brian clocked up a record number of baskets this year. [Mid-1900s]
clockwork
clockworklike clockwork
very regularly, precisely, and evenly
put back the clock
put back the clocksee set back, def. 3.
set back the clock
set back the clocksee set back, def. 3.
stop someone's clock
stop someone's clockKill someone, as in They threatened to stop his clock if he appeared on the witness stand. This expression transfers the ticking of a clock to the progress of one's life. [Slang; 1940s]
stop the clock
stop the clockPostpone a deadline by not counting the elapsing hours. For example, Management agreed to stop the clock so that a new contract could be negotiated before the present one expired. [Mid-1900s]
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