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clock is tickingTime is running out; a deadline is approaching.Rate it:

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clock offto end workRate it:

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clock outTo transmit individual bits of data under the control of a clock.Rate it:

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clock outTo end work; to officially record a time when one terminates a period of work.Rate it:

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clock outTo officially record a work-termination time for.Rate it:

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cuckoo clockornate timepieceRate it:

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face that would stop a clockA shockingly attractive face.Rate it:

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on the clockDisplayed numerically on the mileage or kilometric gauge.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 clockIn the official time remaining in a game or other sporting event.Rate it:

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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 clockWorking at one's job; occupied in some manner during one's hours of remunerated employment.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 forwardTo change the time in a time zone to a later time.Rate it:

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round the clockNonstop, 24 hours per day.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 out the clockTo preserve a lead in a game by retaining possession, to waste time.Rate it:

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run the clock downTo run down the clockRate it:

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turn back the clockTo return to a previous state.Rate 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 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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day and nightAll the time; round the clock; unceasingly.Rate it:

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Dutch reckoningUsed other than as an idiom. as reckoned by the Dutch: five o'clock by the Dutch reckoning would be five o'clock in the Dutch rather than, e.g., a Canadian time zone; for example, 1 March 1625 in the Dutch reckoning was, in the English reckoning of the time, 19 February 1624(?).Rate it:

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i'll beAn expression of surprise; the same as saying "Isn't that something?" (unexpected); Short version of "I'll be damned," "I'll be darned" or the more clean version, "I'll be a monkey's uncle."Rate it:

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lightning chessA form of chess in which each player must move much faster than normal. Time is controlled by a clock or a buzzer. If a player fails to make the time control he or she forfeits the game. Also known as speed chess.Rate it:

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put one's house in orderTo clean and arrange in an orderly manner the furnishings and other contents of one's house.Rate it:

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Spick and SpanExtremely neat and clean, very tidyRate it:

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tidy upTo make clean. In particular to make satisfactorily neat. Usually used to describe the straightening-out of a small room or small space.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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pick upTo clean up; to return to an organized state.Rate it:

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mop upTo clean with a mop; especially to clean up a spill or mess.Rate it:

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back to the wall(Can we clean up this sense?) A very difficult situation with no beneficial options available for action.Rate it:

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muck outTo clean the excrement and other rubbish from the area where an animal is kept, such as a horse stable or a dog kennel.Rate it:

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put awayTo store away, place out of the way, clean up, or organize.Rate it:

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bottoming the houseThe process by where someone cleans their house 'from top to bottom'. It is a very thorough clean indeed, even more so than 'spring cleaning'.Rate it:

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companyKeep the house clean, I have company coming.Rate it:

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propre comme un sou neufAs clean as a whistle; As neat as a new pin.Rate it:

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spic and spanPerfectly clean.Rate it:

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and his motherServes as an intensifier for an inclusive noun or phrase such as everyone, anyone, each someone or all someones.Rate it:

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as white as a sheetVery neat and cleanRate it:

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bird bathCommon usage of word bird Place where birds clean themselvesRate it:

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bottom the houseTo clean a house from top to bottom; to clean a house extremely thoroughlyRate it:

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bust the dustTo clean dust off something, such as with a vacuum cleaner.Rate it:

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crumb downto clean by removing crumbs fromRate it:

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de tous les instantsperpetual, constant, round-the-clockRate it:

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donner un coup de balaiTo make a clean sweep.Rate it:

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dust upTo dust; to clean by dusting.Rate it:

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faire table raseTo make a clean sweep and begin again; To start everything afresh.Rate it:

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get outTo clean something. To eliminate dirt or stains.Rate it:

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