| ADVERB | all | like clockwork | with regularity and precision |
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| Meaning | With regularity and precision. | |
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| Example | "the rocket launch went off like clockwork" | |
| Usage of | idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, phrase | An expression whose meanings cannot be inferred / inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up |
| Spanish | como un reloj | |
| Catalan | com un rellotge | |
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