het klokje rond

Dutch

Alternative forms

de klok rond

Etymology

Referring to the cycle of twelve hours displayed on most analog clocks.

Adverb

het klokje rond

(idiomatic) for a period of twelve hours
Ik heb het klokje rond geslapen. ― I slept for twelve hours

Usage notes

False friend of round the clock.

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