ticket punch

Did I get my ticket punched today big time, or what?

If either of you want to speak to her, you'll have to come to me and get your ticket punched.

In one hand he held a small tool resembling a ticket punch.

He wanted to make sure he could get in without having his ticket punched, so to speak.

For more elaborate chads, a ticket punch can be used.

He had his ticket punched, as the phrase goes.

Some machines also included a ticket punch attached to the top corner of the case (illustrated).

For applications needing a variety of hole shapes, a ticket punch may be used.

"I've had my ticket punched before, but when you leave balls in the middle against those guys, they're swinging the bats, and that's the result."

But I have been there and back time after time, and had my ticket punched.

I tried to explain that these are just college kids getting their tickets punched, like Army officers putting in a year at an undesirable post.

"Delta Force will probably get their tickets punched on this one," Monroe said.

In November, agreement was given for the replacement of existing ticket punches by a type that would register more accurately.

"Consider his ticket punched," Hofmans said after the race.

He was head of the Hostage Rescue Team, got all his other tickets punched, too.

All through spring training, the Yankees had a ticket punched for Andy Fox.

"This sucker really wants his ticket punched."

"For better or worse, this is the biggest show in town and it's a place to get your ticket punched," Mr. Benjamin said.

Vista commuters get their tickets punched in New Canaan.

That Hitler needed his ticket punched.

Ticket punches also have decorative uses, involving both their perforations and their chads.

"If we handle this right," he told Digger, "we can save a few of these critters and go back with our tickets punched."

Ticket punches are widely used to mark railway passenger tickets, particularly if it is important when and where the ticket was punched.

A single hole punch differs from a ticket punch in having a shorter reach and no choice of hole shape.