martes, 3 de agosto de 2010

on the hour 2086

on the hour

At every hour exactly; one o'clock, two o'clock, and so on. For example, The shuttle to New York departs on the hour . An extension of this idiom is every hour on the hour , meaning every time the clock's big hand reaches twelve, as in The bus passes by the house every hour on the hour .

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