CLOCKWORK


Meaning of CLOCKWORK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ klɒkwɜ:(r)k ]

1.

A clockwork toy or device has machinery inside it which makes it move or operate when it is wound up with a key.

...a clockwork train-set.

ADJ : ADJ n

2.

If you say that something happens like clockwork , you mean that it happens without any problems or delays, or happens regularly.

The Queen’s holiday is arranged to go like clockwork, everything pre-planned to the minute...

PHRASE : PHR after v

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