| 单词 | like clockwork |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslike clockwork Phrases P1. (as) regular (also regularly) as clockwork: (a) adj. very regular; that does something predictably at the same time or in the same way; (b) adv. very regularly; predictably at the same time or in the same way. ΚΠ 1758 Lloyd's Evening Post 21–23 June 599/3 The administration of justice, and other parts of civil government, is as regular as clockwork. 1789 H. Walpole Reminiscences (1924) vii. 29 The king's last years passed as regularly as clock-work. 1829 Lady's Mag. Dec. 629/1 He comes to us as regular as clock-work for his mutton. 1835 C. Dickens in Bell's Life in London 25 Oct. Regular as clock-work—breakfast at nine—dress & tittivate a little. 1920 Evening Tel. & Post (Dundee) 6 Apr. 8/3 He heard her go in the morning, and from behind his curtain watched her return at night. She was as regular as clockwork. 2008 D. Donnellan in J. Benedetti tr. K. Stanislavski Actor's Work p. ix Regular as clockwork..the dog would trot to the door and wait there patiently. P2. like clockwork. a. With mechanical regularity; predictably at the same time or in the same way. ΚΠ 1775 M. Culley Jrnl. in M. Culley & G. Culley Trav. Jrnls. & Lett. (2002) 88 Everything moves like clockwork, such is the order and regularity. 1837 Globe (Washington, D.C.) 21 Nov. The Louisville rider reaches the post office every night like clock-work. 1904 E. Glasgow Deliverance 38 I go to church like clockwork, and pay my pew-rent. 2013 Wall St. Jrnl. 12 Oct. b1/3 Every year like clockwork, analysts start out bizarrely optimistic about future results. b. Without difficulties or problems, smoothly and easily; as planned or expected. ΚΠ 1826 Wilmingtonian & Delaware Advertiser 8 June All went like clock work at home; the family expenditures were carefully made; not a farthing was wasted. 1895 Argosy Dec. 231/1 If he is enabled to open the door, and one of us is ready with the bombs to drive the lions out, all will go like clockwork. 1927 F. M. Thrasher Gang iii. xv. 283 Very carefully worked-out signals were then to be given by boys stationed at every eighty yards... All was arranged to work like clockwork. 2002 Jewish Chron. 2 Aug. 63/1 Over 50 multi-lingual leaders and trainers made sure everything ran like clockwork. < as lemmas |
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