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milked the clock

milked the clock is the simple past and past participle of milk the clock.

Meaning of milk the clock

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.

Questions about milked the clock

What is milked the clock the simple past and past participle of?
Milked the clock is the simple past and past participle of milk the clock.

Words near milked the clock in the dictionary

  1. milkcrate
  2. milkcrates
  3. Milkdromeda
  4. milke
  5. milked
  6. milked the clock
  7. milken
  8. milker
  9. milker's nodule
  10. milkeress
  11. milkeresses

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