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getting one's clock cleaned

getting one's clock cleaned is the present participle and gerund of get one's clock cleaned.

Meaning of get one's clock cleaned

Verb

get one's clock cleaned (third-person singular simple present gets one's clock cleaned, present participle getting one's clock cleaned, simple past got one's clock cleaned, past participle got one's clock cleaned or gotten one's clock cleaned)

  1. (idiomatic) To be thoroughly defeated.
    1. (idiomatic) To be thoroughly beaten up.

Questions about getting one's clock cleaned

What is getting one's clock cleaned the present participle and gerund of?
Getting one's clock cleaned is the present participle and gerund of get one's clock cleaned.

Words near getting one's clock cleaned in the dictionary

  1. getting one's breath back
  2. getting one's butt somewhere
  3. getting one's claws into
  4. getting one's claws on
  5. getting one's claws out
  6. getting one's clock cleaned
  7. getting one's crap together
  8. getting one's dick wet
  9. getting one's ducks in a row
  10. getting one's end in
  11. getting one's eyes off

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