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	Pronounced	Usage
Heleena	HE-le:-nah	Finnish
Natalia	nah-TAH-lyah (Polish, Italian, Spanish)	Polish, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Georgian, Late Roman
Teresinha	-	Portuguese
Brandr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Lauri	LOW-ree	Finnish
Reagan	RAY-gən	English, Irish