The English We Speak: Around the clock

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  Hello and welcome to The English We Speak,

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  where we explain expressions used by fluent English speakers so that you can use them too.

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  I'm Feifei.

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  And I'm Phil.

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  Feifei, you look like you haven't stopped working.

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  I know, there's so much happening right now.

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  I've been working around the clock.

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  Why don't we have a closer look at that?

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  around the clock.

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  It's a nice image,

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  but it doesn't mean that you've been going round an actual clock, does it?

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  No, no. It just means all day and all night.

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  For example, if you're available around the clock, people can contact you at any time.

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  If you're working around the clock,

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  then it means that you work all day and all night, like me.

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  Sounds like you might need a break.

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  Let's listen to some other people using the expression around the clock.

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  I've got 50 people coming round for dinner tomorrow so I've been cooking around the clock.

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  I'm talking about wedding planning around the clock at the moment.

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  I can't wait for it to be over but I'm excited too.

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