en skenande klocka
English translation: runaway clockwork
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| 4 | pounding clock , unevenly beating clock |
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| 4 | a runaway clock |
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runaway clockwork Explanation: ...fails like runaway clockwork |
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21 hrs confidence:
pounding clock , unevenly beating clock Explanation: one of those |
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23 hrs confidence:
a runaway clock Explanation: If you google "klockan skenar" or "skenande klocka" this always seems to refer to time just running too fast, so I think the image is something like the hands on a traditional clockface spinning round far too fast until they collapse or perhaps fly off. Nice picture and comment here http://artlover.blogg.se/2013/november/instagramtavlingen-9t... |
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