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punch
(redirected from Punch the Clock)

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punch
a metal, rodlike instrument with one pointed or cavitied end and one propulsion end to be pushed hard with the palm of the hand or driven with a hammer in order to drive a hole or to excise a small round piece of tissue.

punch biopsy
a circular piece of skin excised by a hand driven biopsy punch. See also keyes punch.
dental punch
has a slight cavity at the end so that the tooth to be driven will seat into the end and not slip off.
punch graft
see punch graft.


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His original annual salary of $327,000 boils down to about $160 an hour for normal working hours so let him punch the clock like the rest of us and not pay a lump sum for work he may or may not do for the city.
You punch the clock, do what you're told, work the hours set for you by someone else and earn the income they think you deserve.
These folks have paid their dues, seen this industry go through turmoil more times than I am sure they care to remember, yet seem to have some need to just keep jumping into the fire; now's the time to punch the clock for the last time and head for greener pastures.
 
 
 
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