figurative in phrases, to flog the glass (see quot.); to flog the clock, to move the hands forward; to flog a dead horse: see horse, n. 19.
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| 释义 | the world > time > instruments for measuring time > clock > [verb (intransitive)] > move the hands or be set (1) to flog the clock1894 figurative in phrases, to flog the glass (see quot.); to flog the clock, to move the hands forward; to flog a dead horse: see horse, n. 19. |
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