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31around the clock — adverb without stopping she worked around the clock • Syn: ↑for 24 hours, ↑round the clock * * * phrasal 1. : continuously for 24 hours : day and night without cessation 2. : without relaxation and heedless of time * * * …
32Rock Around the Clock (альбом) — Об одноимённой песне см. статью Rock Around the Clock. Rock Around the Clock …
33round the clock — adverb without stopping she worked around the clock • Syn: ↑around the clock, ↑for 24 hours * * * 1 we re working round the clock: DAY AND NIGHT, night and day, all the time, morning …
34Rock Around The Clock — ist der Titel eines 1954 durch die US amerikanische Rock n Roll Band Bill Haley His Comets bekannt gewordenen Rock Songs, der zu den umsatzstärksten Plattenerfolgen aller Zeiten gehört. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Entstehungsgeschichte 2 Wiederbelebung… …
35against the clock — adverb as fast as possible; before a deadline it was a race against the clock • Syn: ↑against time * * * against the clock 1 : in order to do or finish something before a particular time On our last project, we were working/racing against the… …
36around-the-clock — adjective at all times around the clock nursing care • Syn: ↑day and night, ↑nonstop, ↑round the clock • Similar to: ↑continuous, ↑uninterrupted * * * ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ …
37turn the clock back — {v. phr.} To return to an earlier period. * /Mother wished she could turn the clock back to the days before the children grew up and left home./ * /Will repealing the minimum wage for workers under age eighteen turn the clock back to the abuses… …
38turn the clock back — {v. phr.} To return to an earlier period. * /Mother wished she could turn the clock back to the days before the children grew up and left home./ * /Will repealing the minimum wage for workers under age eighteen turn the clock back to the abuses… …
39watch the clock — To keep watch on the passage of time, eagerly waiting for one s work time to finish and usu doing only the minimum amount of work required (clockˈ watcher noun; clockˈ watching noun) • • • Main Entry: ↑clock * * * watch the clock phrase to keep… …
40beat the clock — To do or finish something within the time allowed • • • Main Entry: ↑beat beat the clock To finish a job, task, etc before the time limit runs out • • • Main Entry: ↑clock * * * perform a task quickly or within a fixed time limit * * * beat the… …
