punch a clock
Example Sentences
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The major difference between professional athletes and people who punch a clock: In sports, they really do work together as a team.
From Washington Post • Apr. 12, 2023
The company has argued the package was not about requiring Musk to punch a clock and be on site specific hours each week, but to hit "audacious" targets, enriching Musk but also shareholders like Tornetta.
From Reuters • Nov. 7, 2022
It's all these thing, whether you punch a clock or whether you're caring for kids or whether you're working for tips.
From Salon • Nov. 7, 2019
“It’s fun for a while, not getting up, not having to punch a clock, not having to get out of bed and grind every day,” he says.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 13, 2018
To punch a clock was to register one's number on a circular mechanism which also recorded the time as well.
From I Walked in Arden by Crawford, Jack
