Like clockwork

You can check your answer here: https://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/like+clockwork.html

In the Russian we have absolutely the same expression ;-)

Interesting- I'll remember that. ;-)

I attained that word...
it is really good idiom and i'll keep it in my mind forever.

Thanks for getting this..

Tdol said:

Interesting- I'll remember that. ;-)

Click to expand...

I like it when other languages have the same idioms or sayings. ;-)

Me too ;-)

Can I say

Here goes Jack, he is one of the most excellent employees in this company, he is working like a clockwork?

Just for practice!!

I'd say 'he works like clockwork' as it's a habit not just now. ;-)

Anna Xpomoba said:

In the Russian we have absolutely the same expression ;-)

Click to expand...

In Russia we have the same expression ;-)

Tdol said:

I like it when other languages have the same idioms or sayings. ;-)

Click to expand...

:up: I like it too when words in different languages depend on the same image, like Italian cavalletto (tripod) and English 'clothes-horse'.

There's also the expression '[as] regular as clockwork': "He catches the 7.45 every morning, regular as clockwork".

b

Anna Xpomoba said:

In the Russian we have absolutely the same expression ;-)

Click to expand...

In Polish as well..

ha
i'm xperienc'g it

It should have been - like atomic clock - its probably the best clock i've heard of-

It`s always on right time

Meaning

Hi,

clockwork :A mechanism of geared wheels driven by a wound spring, as in a mechanical clock.

And now the meaning of like clockwork:With machinelike regularity and precision.


Ex: The project proceeded like clockwork. [FONT=&quot]


Thanks
[/FONT]

We have the same one in Arabic. Very interesting indeed!

Interesting idiom!

Tdol said:

Interesting- I'll remember that. ;-)

Click to expand...

So do we in Poland!

BobK said:

:up: I like it too when words in different languages depend on the same image, like Italian cavalletto (tripod) and English 'clothes-horse'.

There's also the expression '[as] regular as clockwork': "He catches the 7.45 every morning, regular as clockwork".

b

Click to expand...

I have one remarkable example of this happening between English and Polish.

A crane (a bird) = żuraw
A crane (a machine for lifting heavy objects) = żuraw
Craneberry (I suppose a kind of berry cranes more than other birds are fond of) = żurawina