clean someone's clock: meaning & examples

Meanings:

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  USUKinternationalinformalcolloquialslang
  • To beat someone severely, typically in a physical fight.
  • To defeat someone decisively in a competition or contest.

  Examples

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  • During the street fight, Jake managed to clean his opponent's clock with a swift punch to the jaw.

    Durante la pelea callejera, Jake logró dejar fuera de combate a su oponente con un rápido golpe en la mandíbula.

  • If he keeps training, he'll clean my clock next time we spar in the ring.

    Si sigue entrenando, me ganará fácilmente la próxima vez que entrenemos en el ring.

  • Last night, Tom was cleaned off the clock by a group of rival gang members in the alley.

    Anoche, Tom fue derrotado brutalmente por un grupo de miembros de pandillas rivales en el callejón.

  • They say the boxer cleaned his opponent's clock within the first round of the match.

    Dicen que el boxeador derrotó a su oponente en el primer asalto del combate.