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a broken clock is right twice a day

a broken clock is right twice a day is the alternative form of a stopped clock is right twice a day.

Meaning of a stopped clock is right twice a day

Proverb

a stopped clock is right twice a day

  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.

Questions about a broken clock is right twice a day

What is a broken clock is right twice a day the alternative form of?
A broken clock is right twice a day is the alternative form of a stopped clock is right twice a day.

Words near a broken clock is right twice a day in the dictionary

  1. a bob each way
  2. a boon and a bane
  3. a boon or a bane
  4. a breed apart
  5. a bridge too far
  6. a broken clock is right twice a day
  7. a buck is a buck
  8. a buck is a buck is a buck
  9. a buck's a buck
  10. a burnt child dreads the fire
  11. a calorie is a calorie

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