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clock up
verb
- tr, adverb to record or register
this car has clocked up 80 000 miles
Idioms and Phrases
Record accumulated hours, miles, or points. For example, It won't be easy to clock up 1,000 flying hours , or Brian clocked up a record number of baskets this year . [Mid-1900s]Example Sentences
A robotics expert who created a bike without conventional wheels has seen his invention clock up millions of views on YouTube.
The American has also clocked up four top-10 finishes in his previous six Masters.
At the end of a day working the 120-cover restaurant they like to compare how many steps they have clocked up.
The 51-year-old said she works seven days a week, clocking up more than 80 hours, just to make ends meet.
Michael's son Ollie, 38, who has clocked up 23 seasons working with his dad, said home fans were often welcoming at the turnstiles, but the trickier away fans could also be fun.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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