cleaning 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. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of clean someone's clock
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cleaning someone's clock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleaning%20someone's%20clock

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“cleaning someone's clock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleaning%20someone's%20clock. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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