Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

milk the clock

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.23 in modern English

Syllables
milk the -clock
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To use as much time as one can in order to gain a benefit.

Colloquial

verb

To squander time while on a shift's punch clock in order to earn more money.

Colloquial

Usage

Inflected Forms

milks the clock (present, singular) milking the clock (participle, present) milked the clock (participle, past) milked the clock (past)

Questions

What does milk the clock mean?
To use as much time as one can in order to gain a benefit.

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