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80. stop the clock1. To stop counting down the time remaining in an athletic match.The ref stopped the clock so the player could be seen by a doctor. 2. To stop the passing of time; to remain young indefinitely.Everyone is desperate for a cure-all cream or diet that will stop the clock, but once you accept that we all grow old and die eventually, you appreciate the time you have that much more. See also: clock, stop Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved. stop the clockPostpone a deadline by not counting the elapsing hours. For example, Management agreed to stop the clock so that a new contract could be negotiated before the present one expired . [Mid-1900s] See also: clock, stop The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. 81. Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Medical, Financial, Encyclopedia. stop by To stop and spend time at some place or with someone for a brief period of time.You should stop by for one of our poker games, they're a lot of fun!It was so great to see you, thanks for stopping by! See also: by, stop Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved. stop by (some place)and stop in (some place) to visit some place, usually briefly. I was coming home, but I decided to stop by my aunt's on the way. She was very glad that I stopped in. See also: by, stop McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. stop byAlso, stop in. Pay a brief visit, as in I hope you'll stop by this afternoon, or He stopped in at Martha's whenever he came to New York on business. The first term dates from about 1900, the variant from the mid-1800s. See also: by, stop The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Download 104.73 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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