Grandfather Clock




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Grandfather Clock : Phrases



Meaning:

A clock too tall for the shelf.


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Origin:

This expression refers to an 1878 song by the Connecticut composer Henry Clay Work entitled My Grandfather's Clock (...was too tall for the shelf, so it stood 90 years on the floor). Before that, this type of clock was known as a long case.





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