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Jimmy Hung
2023-06-01 07:06
Clean one's clock American informal verb phrase
To decisively beat someone up
Shut your mouth up or I'll clean your clock .
James' opponent was so strong that he cleaned James' clock.
The verb "clean" should be conjugated according to its tense.
The phrase dates from the mid-1900s. This term originated in the military. The use of "clock" is unclear but possibly alludes to hitting someone in the face (for “clockface”).
Do you see anything wrong?
Although you got the second prize, you was still defeated by the first one and fail to win, come first or become the champion in the end.
She congratulated me for getting the second prize, but I think second place is the first loser.
