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milking the clock

milking the clock is the present participle and gerund 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 milking the clock

What is milking the clock the present participle and gerund of?
Milking the clock is the present participle and gerund of milk the clock.

Words near milking the clock in the dictionary

  1. milking parlors
  2. milking parlour
  3. milking parlours
  4. milking table
  5. milking tables
  6. milking the clock
  7. milkings
  8. milkish
  9. milkjug
  10. milkjugs
  11. milkladies

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