"On the clock" nghĩa là gì?

"On the clock" -> nghĩa là làm công ăn lương. Đề cập đến lượng thời gian máy đo đếm được trên đồng hồ hoặc thời gian còn lại trong trận đấu thể thao.

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If you see him out, odds are he’s on the clock. However, Rocco is friendly he just may need some warning before meeting new people so it’s best to get Deputy Wilke’s attention before approaching them.

Herring realizes she’s on the clock. As a political appointee tied to a Holcomb idea and supported by a charitable contribution, the only guarantee she has is that her job will be around as long as Holcomb is.

The 12-year-old, who lives in Mankato, Minnesota, believed in his Chiefs. “There’s not zeroes on the clock!” he said insistently. Ben’s dad, Matthew Barker, has been a Chiefs fan since the early ’90s when Joe Montana came to Kansas City. “I always tell him, you never quit,” Matthew said. “You never call it quits. You always keep pushing.” “Everyone thought the Chiefs were about to lose, and then, boom. They basically defied the odds,” Ben said.

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