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stop someone's clock
stop someone's clock
Kill someone, as in They threatened to stop his clock if he appeared on the witness stand. This expression transfers the ticking of a clock to the progress of one's life. [Slang; 1940s]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Bentley | | ['bentli:] | |
| Sudheer | | - | Indian, Telugu, Kannada |
| Lot (1) | | LOT (English) | Biblical, Biblical Hebrew |
| Lazare | | - | French |
| Silvius | | - | Late Roman, Roman Mythology |
| Cilla | | SIL-lah (Swedish), SI-lah (Dutch) | Swedish, Dutch |