| 单词 | to put back the clock |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto put (also set, turn, etc.) back the clock Phrases P1. a. of the clock: (used to express time, following a numeral indicating the hour) of or according to the clock; = o'clock adv. 1a. Now archaic (frequently humorous). [Compare Anglo-Norman del clok, de la clok, de clokke (late 14th cent.).] ΘΚΠ the world > time > reckoning of time > [adverb] > o'clock of the clock1384 at (the) clockc1405 o'clock1419 of the bell1422 clock1629 1384 Proclam. Sir Nicholas Brembre in R. W. Chambers & M. Daunt Bk. London Eng. (1931) 33 (MED) That no denzeins..ne bigge no manere fissh..for-to ten of the clokke be smyte. 1463 in S. Tymms Wills & Inventories Bury St. Edmunds (1850) 17 I wille yt on the day of my intirment be songge a messe of prikked song..at vij. of ye clokke. 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. cxxiii. 148 Bytwene noone and thre of the clocke. 1618 in T. Thomson Acts & Proc. Kirk of Scotl. (1845) III. 1155 The reasoning continued from eight vnto eleuen of the cloke. 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. ii. 105 The House met allways at eight of the Clock. 1884 W. Gladstone Speech in Parl. 26 Feb. 2/5 That the Speaker..be presented to-morrow at two of the clock in the House of Lords. 1938 N.Z. Parl. Deb. 249 358/2 That..the House do sit on Mondays from half after two of the clock p.m. to half after ten of the clock p.m. 2014 Scunthorpe Tel. (Nexis) 11 Sept. 28 We were up late that Saturday and at one of the clock we exchange cards. ΘΚΠ the world > time > reckoning of time > [adverb] > o'clock of the clock1384 at (the) clockc1405 o'clock1419 of the bell1422 clock1629 c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Man of Law's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) Prol. l. 14 It was ten at the Clokke. 1459 Let. in Publ. Southampton Rec. Soc. (1921) 22 20 Writen..the xvij daye of Octobr At ix atte clokke in the nyght. 1517 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure (1928) xvii. 75 Make you redy At .ix. at the clocke. 1555 tr. A. de Montulmo Almanacke & Prognosticacion sig. A.v The newe mone the .xxii. daye at eyghte at the clocke at nyghte. P2. as calm (also cool) as a clock: very calm; relaxed, steady, unruffled.Probably with allusion to the steady ticking of a clock or movement of its hands. ΚΠ 1592 T. Lodge Euphues Shadow sig. G2 A little kindnes maks him who was as hote as a tost as coole as a clock. 1781 ‘Impartialis’ Lett. of Gratitude to Connecticut Pleader 66 How far is the Pleader from being angry?.. Cool and calm as a clock! 1883 Harper's Mag. June 42/2 Now follow me, and be as cool as a clock, even if you feel the muzzle of a pistol against your forehead. 2009 Racing Post (Nexis) 21 Aug. 16 Lady Of The Desert remained as calm as a clock going down, accompanied by a multi-coloured pony. P3. like a clock: with mechanical regularity; predictably at the same time or in the same way; (also) without difficulties or problems, smoothly and easily; as planned or expected. Cf. like clockwork at clockwork n. and adj. Phrases 2. ΚΠ 1791 T. Coke Substance Serm. Death J. Wesley 10 His whole life was perfect order and regularity; and cannot be described more completely than by a common observation of his friends, ‘He moves like a clock.’ 1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin I. i. 14 He..manages my whole farm like a clock. 2006 Salt Lake Tribune (Nexis) 4 June Wilson's show ran like a clock, with the members of her seven-man band hitting every mark. P4. when one's clock strikes: when it is time for one to die, at the time of one's death. Now rare. ΚΠ 1885 H. R. Haggard King Solomon's Mines i. 10 I hope it won't be brought up against me when my clock strikes. 1908 Sunday Sun (Sydney) 13 Sept. 10/2 Flora's to get this house anyway, when my clock strikes. 1939 W. McDowell Seventh Plank ii. 117 Drink and be merry, and when your clock strikes—finish! P5. to put (also set, turn, etc.) the clock back, to put (also set, turn, etc.) back the clock. a. To adjust a clock to show an earlier time; (now esp.) to set the time on a clock to show an hour earlier, at the end of a period of daylight saving time.In earliest use in figurative context (cf. Phrases 5b). ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > [verb (intransitive)] > go back in time recourse1561 to go back1587 to run up1609 to put (also set, turn, etc.) back the clock1623 recedea1681 amount1714 to put (also set, turn, etc.) the clock back1745 remount1777 mount1788 retrograde1797 to throw back1855 1623 T. Adams Barren Tree 19 The Deuill is a false Sexton, and sets backe the clocke of Time in prosperitie. 1708 J. Smith Horol. Disquis. (ed. 2) 26 If on the 1st of February you set the Clock back the Time gained in January, which is 6 Minutes, 51 Seconds, it will be right with the Sun. 1745 J. Swift Direct. to Servants 42 When you find that you cannot get Dinner ready at the Time appointed, put the Clock back. 1873 Christian Union 11 June 474/1 Let's set the clock back an hour!.. He won't think nor find out about it. 1923 Jeweler's Circular 28 Nov. 131/2 Setting the clock back one hour to conform with standard time. 2018 @MooseAllain 28 Oct. in twitter.com (accessed 14 Apr. 2020) Forgot to put the clock back on the microwave. Tried to cook something in it just now only discover it was ready an hour ago. b. figurative. To turn back to a past age or earlier state of affairs; to take a retrograde step. ΚΠ 1822 Calcutta Jrnl. 19 Mar. 189/1 He has a principle that the next best thing to being young is to look so;..and a good deal of effort is made..before..attending a burra khana in the evening ‘to put the clock back’ as they say, to the very greatest extent. 1862 J. R. Lowell Biglow Papers 2nd Ser. 42 'T would put the clock back all o' fifty years, Ef they should fall together by the ears. 1892 Illustr. London News 9 Jan. 45/1 They reconcile people to monarchy and set back the clock of progress. 1910 J. Buchan Prester John xvii. 276 What makes you try to put the clock back? You want to wipe out the civilization of a thousand years, and turn us all into savages. 1944 J. S. Huxley On Living in Revol. xv. 188 Attempts at turning the clock back in educational practice. 1986 Orange Coast Dec. 111/1 The child in us wants to..wind back the clock to a Santa Claus childhood. 2004 Independent 28 July 7/2 While there were undoubtedly many in the energised convention hall wishing they could turn back the clock, Mr Clinton urged that they look to the future. P6. to watch the clock: to pay close attention to the time, esp. in anticipation of an awaited event or the end of an unpleasant or tedious activity; spec. (of an employee) to spend one's working day impatiently awaiting the time for departure, or to be overly zealous about working no more than one's required hours (cf. clock-watching n.). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expectation, waiting > waiting [phrase] on (also upon) the reserve1655 to watch the clock?1705 in waiting1769 waiting in the wings1876 the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > with rapid action [phrase] > in haste or in a hurry > so as to finish within a certain time to watch the clock?1705 against time1854 ?1705 E. Hickeringill Vindic. Char. Priest-craft 23 When the Prayers and Sermon is done (for which happy Minute, both the Priest and the People joyfully watch the Clock and the Hour-Glass). 1837 Bradford Observer 7 Dec. 360/1 A salaried public-office plodder, going through his dull routine of duty with irksomeness, anxiously watching the clock for the hour that is to release him for the day. 1899 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 3 June 776/1 Another seemingly petty fault very common to the younger employees is the habit of watching the clock. 2018 Guardian (Nexis) 29 Nov. (Art & Design section) Anyone who's ever had a monotonous job will know all about watching the clock. P7. a. Proverb. even a stopped (also broken) clock is right twice a day and variants: anyone can be right occasionally, if only by chance.Often used specifically to suggest that one holding a fixed belief regardless of changing circumstances will occasionally, if rarely, be correct. ΚΠ 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 129. ¶1 A Clock that stands still is sure to point right once in twelve Hours. 1841 J. Denison Dirges of Whig Admin. 63 Habit has made you indifferent to the public contempt. Continue to oppose it always. Whenever it is mistaken you will be in the right. The clock which stands is right twice a day. 1936 Washington Post 25 Nov. 8/6 It is obvious from the nature of things, that the majority is sometimes right. Even a broken clock is right twice a day. 2007 N. Bush Ultraviolet (2008) ix. 174 Well, even a stopped clock is right twice a day, so I guess, the law of percentages being what it is, those who claim ‘Oregon equals rain’ are bound to be right sometimes. b. to stop the clock. (a) To stop the passage of time; to pause life's onward movement; to (appear to) grow no older. ΚΠ 1856 C. Dickens Little Dorrit (1857) i. xxix. 250 To stop the clock of busy existence, at the hour when we were personally sequestered from it..is the infirmity of many invalids, and the mental unhealthiness of almost all recluses. 1866 ‘E. Foxton’ Herman I. xiii. 304 He wanted no change. He would have liked only to stop the clock, and make the earth stand still. 1923 D. Scarborough In Land of Cotton xvi. 271 ‘You'd like this—to last?’ She spoke softly... ‘Yes, it would suit me to stop the clock right now.’ 2004 Red Oct. 278/4 I started using expensive skincare when I was 30 in an effort to stop the clock. (b) To delay recognition that a deadline has been reached, in order to allow extra time for a decision to be made, negotiations to be carried out, etc.Originally and sometimes later with reference to a literal halting of the movement of a clock. ΚΠ 1908 Chicago Tribune 10 July 1/7 It was midnight by the time the last nominating speech was under way and then the clock was stopped. This simple device, it was supposed, made the Friday morning proceedings still part of the legislative day of Thursday. 1986 C. W. Moore Mediation Process xiii. 244 Another mediator strategy..is to ‘stop the clock’. In this maneuver, the mediator obtains agreement to continue negotiations and to temporarily ignore the passage of time and the consequences of exceeding the deadline. 2019 FT.com (Nexis) 30 Jan. Mrs May will come under pressure from pro-EU MPs in mid-February to stop the clock and seek an extension to the Article 50 divorce process. (c) Sport (chiefly North American). In certain sports: to bring play to a halt for a short time during which the clock timing that period of play does not advance, as in the case of a timeout, injury, infraction, etc. ΚΠ 1946 Los Angeles Times 8 Oct. ii. 7/5 The referee stopped the clock and the Rams went over after Brock had been made to bring the ball back. 1976 M. Novak Joy of Sports xvi. 312 Coaches devise ways to get around the rules (players change jerseys; feign injuries to stop the clock; call signals to draw the other team offsides, etc.). 2014 E. Howling Red Zone Rivals (2015) ii. 15 The ref blew his whistle to stop the clock. Quinn looked up at the scoreboard. Just five seconds left. c. (a) Originally U.S. to be —— enough to stop a clock: (chiefly of something unappealing or unpleasant) to be extremely ——. ΚΠ 1863 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Daily Sentinel 23 Oct. The hogs..scatter their unclean drippings along the side-walks till the stink is sometimes strong enough to stop a clock. 1888 Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago) 24 Dec. 4/7 They were talking about you last night... About your being homely enough to stop a clock. 1937 R. P. T. Coffin Kennebec ii. 15 Cold as the porridge at the poorhouse. Cold enough to stop a clock. Cold as slow molasses running uphill. There are a lot of Maine proverbs for cold. 1970 Amer. Speech 45 170 Clock-stopper, bulky sweater colorful enough to stop a clock. 2015 Daily Mail (Nexis) 29 June Every now and again in certain areas, a malodorous whiff of something truly awful hits you, strong enough to stop a clock. (b) Originally U.S. a face that could stop a clock and variants: a face that is notable for its ugliness or (occasionally) angriness, meanness, etc. ΚΠ 1895 Evening Republican (Greenfield, Indiana) 26 Oct. If Governor Clark..looked like his picture published in some of the newspapers, we are not surprised that he was able to stop the Corbett–Fitzsimmons fight. That face could stop a clock at midnight. 1915 Bryan (Texas) Daily Eagle 3 Dec. Look at that frump over there with a face that could stop a clock. 1994 Record (Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont.) (Nexis) 25 July c4 A scowl that could stop a clock. 2016 Sc. Express (Nexis) 15 Oct. 13 The presenter went to a plastic surgeon who told her he could turn back the hands of time. Now, sadly, she's been left with the kind of face that could stop a clock. P8. against the clock: in competition with the passage of time; with the aim of finishing a race, one's task, etc., as quickly as possible, or before the expiry of a certain period. Cf. against time at time n., int., and conj. Phrases 3c. ΚΠ 1857 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 23 Feb. A long series of adjournments and speaking against the clock, protracted sittings, and harassing divisions have been avoided. 1940 Times 3 Feb. 8/4 The time-limit in chess. Playing against the clock. 1960 Times Rev. Industry Jan. 28/3 Often the work is conducted against the clock. 2015 Frontiers in Ecol. & Environment 13 295/1 Scientists are racing against the clock to understand how complex marine ecosystems will respond to climate change. P9. to clean (also fix, stop, etc.) (someone's) clock: to inflict violence on (someone), to beat up; to kill; (also) to defeat soundly, to get the better of. [The application to a person is probably influenced by sense A. 11.] ΚΠ 1895 P. H. Emerson Birds, Beasts, & Fishes Norfolk Broadland i. lxv. 203 The man approached the bird, and struck it a deadly blow with the stock of his gun... ‘Old Frank [sc. a heron] ha' done me out of many an eel—the warmint—but I ha' cleaned his clock now.’ 1899 Puck 1 Mar. ‘He'd..make his enemies walk the plank.’.. ‘Aw, now, he wouldn't!.. Dewey would fix his clock in less 'n no time!’ 1939 El Paso (Texas) Herald-Post 1 June 4/7 Whenever an anti-American speaker..undertakes to enlist Americans against the furtive, unseen enemy, one question may be asked him which will stop his clock. 1996 T. Clancy Executive Orders xlii. 576 Those damned nerds win the college championship every other year. I went to Minnesota, and they cleaned our clock twice in a row. 2014 D. Alward Cowboy's Christmas Gift ii. 26 One day some kid was picking on my little sister. I cleaned his clock and told him never to bother her again. P10. the clock is ticking (also running) and variants: time is running out; a deadline is approaching. ΚΠ 1938 Los Angeles Times 6 May ii. 4/7 Have you decided on the flowers? Don't wrinkle up your brow: The clock is ticking off the hours—Get busy—Send them now! 1983 Financial Times (Nexis) 26 Jan. 14 There is a mutual awareness that the clock is running and that the opportunities which seemed to be appearing in the autumn are again receding. 2013 A. Rapoport Grilling Bk. 310 When the clock is ticking and you need to feed a crowd, the simplest, most delicious solution for a starter comes in the form of crostini. P11. Sport (originally and chiefly U.S.). to kill (also drain, eat, etc.) the clock: to allow playing time to lapse intentionally (typically by playing slowly or refraining from making an active attempt to score) in order to stay in control of the ball, puck, etc., and preserve an advantage, esp. near the end of a game or match; = to run down the clock at run v. Phrasal verbs 1. ΚΠ 1939 N.Y. Times 24 Oct. (Sports section) 26/4 Reserve quarterback, Sumner Macomber, trying to kill time, twice stood still with the ball... Macomber had been instructed to ‘kill the clock’. 1976 Hawk Eye (Burlington, Iowa) 26 Sept. 17/5 The Hounds couldn't get a clutch first down to drain the clock and Brockett set up to punt. 2016 Baltimore Sun (Nexis) 6 Nov. d1 We knew we didn't want to give them the ball back. We put the pressure on our offense to eat the clock. P12. a. on the clock: during working hours; engaged in one's regular work, on duty; (also) in a situation in which time is of the essence; in a hurry. ΚΠ 1941 N.Y. Times 1 July 22/7 Compulsory attendance time is not paid for, only actual working time ‘on the clock’. 2002 Mix June 74 Oh no, you can't go down there. You'll be there for hours and we're on the clock here. 2015 J. Braun Heir's Unexpected Return vii. 155 ‘Oh, no wine for me. I'm on the clock.’ She winked. ‘What would my boss say?’ b. off the clock: outside working hours; not engaged in one's regular work, off duty. ΚΠ 1952 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 7 July (Final ed.) 4/4 In many private industries, the workers are paid for their lunch periods... Uncle Sam's employes take their lunch off the clock. 2009 P. Meyer Amer. Rust iv. iv. 275 ‘Pleased to make your acquaintance, Sheriff.’ ‘I'm just a policeman,’ said Harris. ‘And I'm off the clock.’ P13. the clock around: see around prep. 12a; to beat the clock: see beat v.1 Additions; to flog the clock: see flog v. 1d; to punch the clock: see punch v.1 9a; in Annie's room behind the clock: see room n.1 and int. Phrases 11; to run down the clock: see to run down 7c at run v. Phrasal verbs 1; to tell the clock: see tell v. Phrases 7. See also around the clock adv. and adj., round the clock adv. and adj. < as lemmas |
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