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my watch has ended

my watch has ended phrase: used to indicate that one's duties or tenure in a position have ended.

Phrase

my watch has ended

  1. (slang) Used to indicate that one's duties or tenure in a position have ended.
    • My watch has ended.
      For the last eight years – four of them here at Courier Life Publications – I have had the privilege to be your eyes and ears, your evaluator, and a watchdog in New York City's local sports scene.2016, Joseph Staszewski, "Farewell – but not goodbye", Brooklyn Courier, 20 May 2016 - 26 May 2016, page 44
    • My watch has ended. After six years, I'm about to conclude my last three-year term as department chair.2018, Gary W. Lewandowski, "My Watch Has Ended: A Chair's Exit Interview", The Department Chair, Fall 2018, page 10

Origin of my watch has ended

Derived from a misquotation of a phrase used in the A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy novel series and its television adaptation Game of Thrones. In the novels, "and now his watch is ended" is used to conclude eulogies honouring fallen members of the Night's Watch, a brotherhood of men who swear lifelong vows to defend the Wall. "My watch is ended" is used in the episode "Oathbreaker" (2016) by a character who resigns from the Watch.

Questions about my watch has ended

What does my watch has ended mean?
My watch has ended means used to indicate that one's duties or tenure in a position have ended.
What part of speech is my watch has ended?
My watch has ended is a phrase.

Words near my watch has ended in the dictionary

  1. my very educated mother just served us nachos
  2. my very educated mother just served us nine pizzas
  3. my very educated mother just served us nine pumpkins
  4. my very educated mother just served us noodles
  5. my very excellent mother just served us nine pizzas
  6. my watch has ended
  7. my way or the highway
  8. my word
  9. my-
  10. mya
  11. Myachkovskian

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