clean someone's clock

Meaning: (idiomatic,informal)Todefeatsomeonedecisively, in a physicalfightor othercompetitionornegotiation.Synonym:fix someone's clock1997November 12, Richard W. Stevenson, “Executives Say Trade Bill Defeat Will Hurt Economy”, inNew York Times, retrieved 7 Oct. 2008:"When big business goes head to head with unions, the unionsclean their clock," said one Republican aide in Congress.2007April 28, Carla Marinucci, “Hillary on a roll”, inSan Francisco Chronicle, retrieved 7 Oct. 2008:Barack Obamacleaned her clockin the debates.2008September 27, Jake Donovan, “Vicente Escobedo Rallies, Stops Dominic Salcido In Six”, inBoxingScene.com, retrieved 7 Oct. 2008:The heavily-tattooed Perez never recovered, getting nailed with flush head shots before a clean-up left hookcleaned his clock.

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