"milk the clock" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: milks the clock [present, singular, third-person], milking the clock [participle, present], milked the clock [participle, past], milked the clock [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|milks the clock|milking the clock|milked the clock|milked the clock}} milk the clock (third-person singular simple present milks the clock, present participle milking the clock, simple past and past participle milked the clock)
  1. (idiomatic, colloquial) To use as much time as one can in order to gain a benefit. Tags: colloquial, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-milk_the_clock-en-verb-UGoqzmXY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
  2. (idiomatic, colloquial) To squander time while on a shift's punch clock in order to earn more money. Tags: colloquial, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-milk_the_clock-en-verb-LeY5vYJD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52

Inflected forms

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