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bettyrain
 
Reply Thu 1 Jun, 2006 01:05 am
Dear sir:
He has to work around the clock to finish his paper.
Would you tell me how to understand this sentence? Confused
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Reply Thu 1 Jun, 2006 07:17 pm
"Around the clock" is an expression (prepositional phrase used as an adverb) meaning nearly constantly (encompassing many, if not all, hours).

A less formal expression is "24/7" meaning 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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