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91turn back the clock — phrasal : to revert to a condition existing well in the past usually with an implication of surrendering progress or improvement would not such a “Balkanization of the United States” be a clear turning back of the clock E.N.Griswold * * * turn… …
92run down the clock — run down/out the ˈclock idiom (US) if a sports team tries to run down/out the clock at the end of a game, it stops trying to score and just tries to keep hold of the ball to stop the other team from scoring compare ↑time wasting Main entry:… …
93against the clock — See: AGAINST TIME …
94against the clock — See: AGAINST TIME …
95against the clock — phrasal 1. with or within a time constraint < working against the clock > 2. with clocked speed rather than the order of finish as the criterion for placement < trial races against the clock > …
96around-the-clock — around/round the clock all day and all night. The police are mounting an around the clock guard on the embassy. (always before noun) …
97race against the clock — race against time/the clock a race against time/the clock an attempt to do something very quickly because there is only a short time in which it can be done. Rescuers were racing against time last night to reach the four divers, trapped 200 feet… …
98turn back the clock — to make things the same as they were at an earlier time. I cannot vote for someone who promises to turn back the clock to better days because that s impossible. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form turn the clock back …
99run the clock down — mainly american phrase in the final part of a sports match, to prevent the opposite team from getting the ball so that they are unable to score Thesaurus: actions in playing games or sportshyponym Main entry: clock …
100around-the-clock — /euh rownd dheuh klok /, adj. continuing without pause or interruption: an around the clock guard on the prisoner. Also, round the clock. [1940 45] * * * …
