clock off
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Jon Burden, who has worked at the station for 25 years, said staff used to turn the power to the clock off at 11:00, wait for an hour, and switch it back on.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2023
“The explosion knocked a clock off my wall and broke it,” she recalled.
From Reuters ● May 20, 2022
"Pete,,, I never took a clock off my neck to give to someone and you will be the last person I do this for,,, it lookz real good on you,,,, happy birthday,,,," the rapper added.
From Fox News ● Nov. 17, 2021
“They turned the clock off at 3:59,” he recalled this week.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 5, 2021
Then I would pack up everything very neatly, drop it in my pack, and hike again till it was time to clock off and go home.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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