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on the clockOf a taxicab, engaged for hire; displayed numerically as time or fare on the meter of a taxicab.Rate it:

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on the clockRemunerated per unit of time.Rate it:

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on the clockIn the official time remaining in a game or other sporting event.Rate it:

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on the clockWorking at one's job; occupied in some manner during one's hours of remunerated employment.Rate it:

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on the clockIn the official time expired in a game or other sporting event.Rate it:

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on the clockDisplayed numerically on the mileage or kilometric gauge.Rate it:

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on the lamRunning away, usually from the police; on the run.Rate it:

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out of the runningNo longer in competition.Rate it:

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punch the clockRing-In With Your Time Card or as we say; "Punch the Clock"Rate it:

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put the clock backTo change the time in a time zone to an earlier time.Rate it:

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put the clock forwardTo change the time in a time zone to a later time.Rate it:

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ran as fast as a cheetahTo start running fastRate it:

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rat run/runningTo drive through residential streets to avoid congestion on the main roads.Rate it:

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rat run/runningA small, usually minor road used by a significant amount of traffic as a short cut or to avoid congestion on more major routes.Rate it:

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rat runningPresent participle of rat run.Rate it:

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round the clockNonstop, 24 hours per day.Rate it:

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run acrossTo cross by running.Rate it:

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run awayTo flee by running.Rate it:

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run down the clockTo waste time at the end of a match such that it is terminated by running out of time, or during a match so a time penalty is made less severe.Rate it:

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run intoTo enter by running.Rate it:

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run like the windRunning really fast.Rate it:

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run lowTo near the end of a supply of something; to be nearly running out.Rate it:

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run out the clockTo preserve a lead in a game by retaining possession, to waste time.Rate it:

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run overTo cross by running.Rate it:

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run the clock downTo run down the clockRate it:

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run throughTo go through by running.Rate it:

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running around in circlesdisorientation, unfocused, not reviewing, not working the Plan.Rate it:

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running around like a chicken with its head cut offdoing/accomplishing a lot of things, sometimes frantically or quicklyRate it:

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running on emptyLosing enthusiasm or willingness, lacking energy.Rate it:

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running out of timeBroke, friendless, no car, can't meet mortgage payments.Rate it:

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running targeta firearms target that is towed across a range as the shooter shootsRate it:

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running targeta standard of performance set by the first place competitor that lower placed competitors try to exceedRate it:

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running targeta goal that changes as effort is made to reach the goalRate it:

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stop an eight-day clock and throw it into reverseBefore batteries and household electricity were used to power clocks, most clocks had to be wound by hand to keep operating. Eight-day clocks were designed so they only had to be wound every eighth day and the movement only turned in a clockwise direction. Therefore, someone with an appearance objectionable enough to stop the clock and send the movement spinning in the wrong and opposite direction would be ugly indeed.Rate it:

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taking to ones heelsrunning awayRate it:

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the stroke of noon/midnightRarely hear it anymore. It is the moment of arrival at a time of the clockRate it:

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toiletpaperphobiathe fear of running out of toilet paperRate it:

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turn backNo turn a dial anticlockwise or adjust a clock or other meter to an earlier time or reading.Rate it:

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turn back the clockTo return to a previous state.Rate it:

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up and runningoperational, in operationRate it:

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what time have you gotused to ask someone for the time of day, especially for checking against one's own clockRate it:

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wind back the clockFiguratively to return in time to an earlier period of history.Rate it:

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work against the clockTo work very quickly because you know you only have a very limited period of time to do something.Rate it:

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work around the clockTo work all day and all night without a break, because it is imperative to finish something.Rate it:

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you can't get a quart into a pint potWhat is being discussed is not possible.They've asked me to get to New York by five o'clock, but you can't get a quart into a pint pot!Rate it:

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