a stopped clock is right twice a day
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- 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 edit
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.
Synonyms edit
- 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 edit
something or someone unreliable is right sometimes, even by accident
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