stop someone's clock
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Sense 1
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
"You wouldn't last thirty minutes if I wasn't behind you," Dandy Bob snapped. "Somebody would stop your clock, only they're afraid of me."
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Meaning · English
To clean someone's clock; to make incapable of action; to thwart.
Register: slang
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “stop someone's clock” mean?
To kill someone.
Is “stop someone's clock” formal or informal?
stop someone's clock is generally slang.