punch in
Idioms-
Also, . Check in at a job upon arrival, as in You have to punch in or you won't get paid , or In this office no one has to punch a clock . This usage alludes to the use of a time clock, which has a button an employee punches or strikes to record the time of arrival on a card. [1920s] Also see punch out , def. 1.
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Keyboard data into a computer, as in He was careful about punching in all the payments . [Mid-1900s]
Example Sentences
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Once the satellite located them he could he could punch in where they needed to go and tell the driver.
From Literature
Do they want a punch in midfield or the ability to distribute quickly into wide channels?
From BBC
"So they're still incredibly vulnerable. I think there's a phrase of you know, everybody has a plan until they're punched in the face."
From BBC
If the idea was to de-ice Melania for viewers and, in turn, make them forget about the allegations against Ratner, this one-two punch in the film’s first 10 minutes only portends glorious failure.
From Salon
Burris said Cook’s history as a fighter intrigued him, but “I did say to James, you can’t be a fighter and lawyer. You can’t get punched in your head all the time.”
From Los Angeles Times
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