English
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Alternative forms
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- 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
Proverb
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a stopped clock is right twice a day
- A normally unreliable person or instrument can occasionally provide correct information, even if only by accident.
- Someone who repeats the same thing constantly will at some point be correct, if only briefly.
- 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
Translations
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something or someone unreliable is right sometimes, even by accident
- Finnish: rikkinäinen kellokin on kahdesti päivässä oikeassa
- French: même une pendule cassée donne l’heure deux fois par jour
- German: auch ein blindes Huhn findet mal ein Korn(de)
- Polish: trafiło się ślepej kurze ziarno(pl)
- Spanish: hasta un reloj parado acierta la hora dos veces al día
- Turkish: bozuk saat bile günde iki defa doğruyu gösterir
even a blind squirrel can find a nut once in a while — see even a blind squirrel can find a nut once in a while
