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run down the clock idiom to try to reduce the time that remains available to the opposition in a sports match, for example by keeping possession of the ball: 消耗掉剩余的(比赛)时间 Spain should have run down the clock and protected their 2-1 lead. We have all seen teams running down the clock as the full-time whistle approaches. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Periods of time - general words age at/in one sittingidiom chapter day digital age duration information age leeway life course life cycle lifetime period session sleep spasm standing time frame time lag time span timescale
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