punch a clock
Example Sentences
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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
The songwriters, session musicians and others had to punch a clock.
From Washington Post • Aug. 9, 2022
Yes, he has an office and a desk and if he needs to punch a clock, well, Gordon could start with one of the nine grandfather clocks he won at Martinsville.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 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
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
