English Explanatory Dictionary

a stopped clock is right twice a day

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. A normally unreliable person or instrument can occasionally provide correct information, even if only by accident.
  2. Someone who repeats the same thing constantly will at some point be correct, if only briefly.

Word forms

a stopped clock is right twice a day a broken clock is right twice a day even a broken clock is right twice a day even a stopped clock is right twice a day

Synonyms

even a blind squirrel can find a nut once in a while even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every now and then even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every once in a while
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