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milk the clock

milk the clock verb: to use as much time as one can in order to gain a benefit.

Verb

milk the clock (third-person singular simple present milks the clock, present participle milking the clock, simple past and past participle milked the clock)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) To use as much time as one can in order to gain a benefit.
  2. (colloquial, idiomatic) To squander time while on a shift's punch clock in order to earn more money.

Forms of milk the clock

third-person singular presentmilks the clock
present participlemilking the clock
past participlemilked the clock
pastmilked the clock

Questions about milk the clock

What does milk the clock mean?
Milk the clock means to use as much time as one can in order to gain a benefit.
What part of speech is milk the clock?
Milk the clock is a verb.
What is the past tense of milk the clock?
The past tense of milk the clock is milked the clock.

Words near milk the clock in the dictionary

  1. milk sweets
  2. milk tea
  3. Milk Tea Alliance
  4. milk teas
  5. milk teeth
  6. milk the clock
  7. milk thistle
  8. milk thistles
  9. milk toast
  10. milk toasts
  11. milk token

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