timer : Idioms & Phrases

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egg timer

  • noun a sandglass that runs for three minutes; used to time the boiling of eggs
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old-timer

  • noun an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
    old stager; warhorse; veteran; oldtimer; old hand; stager.
  • noun an elderly man
    old geezer; antique; gaffer; oldtimer.
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part-timer

  • noun someone who works less than the customary or standard time
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two-timer

  • noun someone who deceives a lover or spouse by carrying on a sexual relationship with somebody else
  • noun a person who says one thing and does another
    double-crosser; traitor; betrayer; double-dealer.
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