be watching the clock
(also have/keep your eye on the clock)Definition
› to be looking to see what the time is, usually because you are bored or eager to leave: I had a train to catch, so I was watching the clock all through the meeting.Using the eyesEyesight, glasses and lensesThe eye and surrounding areaPerceptiveBore and bored
(Definition of be watching the clock from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- banal adjective
- be stuck in a groove idiom
- bore the ass off sb idiom
- bored adjective
- bored stiff idiom
- fed up adjective
- get itchy feet idiom
- go off the boil idiom
- in a rut idiom
- languid adjective
- listless adjective
- pall verb
- suck verb (BE BAD)
- tire of sth/sb phrasal verb
- tired adjective (NOT INTERESTING)
- underemployed adjective
- underwhelmed adjective
- weary adjective
- weary verb
- you should get out more idiom
Topic:
Bore and bored
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