round the clock

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(a)round the clock

Fig. continuously for twenty-four hours at a time. The priceless jewels were guarded around the clock. Grandfather was so sick that he had to have nurses round the clock.

See also: clock, round

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Tulkinghorn; and the complete equipage whirls though the law-stationery business at wild speed all round the clock. Bleak House by Dickens, Charles View in context			rotten apple rotten apple spoils the barrel rotten egg rotten luck rotten to the core rough rough and ready rough edges rough idea rough in rough it rough justice rough out rough stuff rough trade rough up rough-and-ready rough-and-tumble round round and round round down round off round off to round out round the bend round the clock round the twist round up round-trip ticket roundabout rounding error rouse rouse from rouse out of rouse to roust out of rout out of some place route route around route to rove row row out to royal rub rub against rub at rub away rub down rub elbows rub elbows with			round shot round shots round steak round step round strand rope Round Style One Car Garage Round Table Round Table Round Table Round Table Round Table Round Table Conference of 1949 Round Table Coordinating Assembly Round Table Deutschland Round Table Knights Round Table New Zealand Round Table of Britain and Ireland Round Table of Goodness Round Table Owners Association Round Table Pizza, Inc. Round Table San Marino Round Table Session Round Tables on the Environment and the Economy round tape round the bend round the bend round the bend round the bend round the bend Round the Bend Players round the clock round the corner round the corner round the corner round the corner Round the House Round the Island Race Round the Pole Round the Twist Round the Twist Round the world Round the world Round the World Minimum Check Round the World Tour Round the World Trip round timber Round to even Round to even round top Round Top State Bank Round Tops Round tower Round tower Round Towers Round Towers round trip round trip round trip round trip Round Trip Average Round Trip Engineering Objects

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