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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a clock strikes eight/nine etc (= makes eight/nine etc sounds according to the hour )
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In the distance I heard a church clock strike eleven.
nine out of ten/three out of four etc
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Nine out of ten students pass the test first time.
nine to five
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She didn’t like working nine to five .
the clock says eight/nine etc (= shows a particular time )
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The clock said five so I went back to sleep.
working nine to five
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She didn’t like working nine to five .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a stitch in time (saves nine)
be on cloud nine
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Adam was on cloud nine after the birth of his son.
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I recognised it right away, and I was on Cloud Nine.
five/three/nine etc years to the day
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It's three years to the day since Tony Alliss died from gunshot wounds.
nine times out of ten/99 times out of 100 etc
on the stroke of seven/nine etc
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Arthur would be gone on the stroke of nine, and Ann too, if it was possible.
possession is nine-tenths of the law
the whole nine yards
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We're going to hike there, sleep outside, cook our food on the campfire - the whole nine yards.
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The white dresses, the long white gloves, the limos, the whole nine yards.