| 单词 | stop someone's clock |
| 释义 | stop someone's clockKill someone, as in They threatened to stop his clock if he appeared on the witness stand. This expression transfers the ticking of a clock to the progress of one's life. [Slang; 1940s] Words nearby stop someone's clockstop press, stop price, stops, stop short, stop sign, stop someone's clock, stop street, stopt, stop the clock, stop thrust, stop time The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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