clean someone's clock

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Beat, 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]

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And yes, someone has already called Spencer a “Small Fry,” har har.
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“Someone is determined to keep Bill Cosby off TV,” she continued.
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With Charlie Hebdo, “you really have a clean case here,” Shearer said.
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The night wore on, and the clock downstairs was striking the hour of two when she suddenly awakened.
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The clock struck ten, and clerks poured in faster than ever, each one in a greater perspiration than his predecessor.
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Ollie saw someone standing before it, bending slightly forward in the pose of expectation.
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He shall give his mind to finish the glazing, and his watching to make clean the furnace.
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Ajoutez cecy, s'il vous plaist, la grande difficult qu'il y a de tirer d'eux les mots mesmes qu'ils ont.
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