cleaned someone's clock

A form of clean someone's clock — To defeat someone decisively, in a physical fight or other competition or negotiation.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of clean someone's clock
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APA

cleaned someone's clock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleaned%20someone's%20clock

MLA

“cleaned someone's clock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleaned%20someone's%20clock. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cleaned someone's clock,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleaned%20someone's%20clock.

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