| 词汇 | stopping one's clock |
| 释义 | (redirected from stopping one's clock)stop (one's) clockdated To kill one; to limit the amount of time one has left in one's life. One would expect him to be resentful to have a disease stop his clock at such a young age, but Jacob remains in good spirits and optimistic about finding a cure. 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] |
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