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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
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.
The format could not be simpler: complete as many laps of the 400m track as you can in 24 hours and whoever clocks up the most miles wins.
For the past two seasons, the Premiership has clocked up an average of seven tries a match, up from five and half five years ago.
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