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Old 16-Oct-2005, 22:19
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Literally 'at five sharp'. Here, it seems to refer to
a person who stops his/her work and gets out of the
office as soon as the clock strikes 5.
Is there any similar colloquial expression in English?
Thank you.
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Old 17-Oct-2005, 14:02
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Five on the dot
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Old 19-Oct-2005, 09:46
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Thank you very much, tdol.
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