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clock-watcher — clock watcher, clock watching see ↑watch the clock below. • • • Main Entry: ↑clock * * * ˈclock watcher [clock watcher clock watchers] noun ( … Useful english dictionary
clock watcher — noun a worker preoccupied with the arrival of quitting time • Hypernyms: ↑idler, ↑loafer, ↑do nothing, ↑layabout, ↑bum * * * noun : a worker having the habit of overfrequently consulting a timepiece * * * clock watching … Useful english dictionary
clock watcher — {n. phr.}, {informal} A worker who always quits at once when it is time; a man who is in a hurry to leave his job. * /When Ted got his first job, his father told him to work hard and not be a clock watcher./ … Dictionary of American idioms
clock watcher — {n. phr.}, {informal} A worker who always quits at once when it is time; a man who is in a hurry to leave his job. * /When Ted got his first job, his father told him to work hard and not be a clock watcher./ … Dictionary of American idioms
clock-watcher — noun A person who is eager for time to pass (e.g., at work or school), especially when faced with an undesirable task. The teacher had a heart to heart talk with the student who was a clock watcher, stressing the importance of putting his mind to … Wiktionary
clock\ watcher — n. phr. informal A worker who always quits at once when it is time; a man who is in a hurry to leave his job. When Ted got his first job, his father told him to work hard and not be a clock watcher … Словарь американских идиом
clock-watcher — clock watch·er (klŏkʹwôch ər) n. A person who is eager for the time to pass, as at work or school. clockʹ watch ing n. * * * … Universalium
clock watcher — n. someone a worker or a student who is always looking at the clock. □ There are four clock watchers in our office. □ People who don’t like their jobs can turn into clock watchers … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
clock-watcher — noun Date: 1911 a person (as a worker or student) who keeps close watch on the passage of time • clock watching noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
clock-watcher — See: clock watching … English dictionary
