CLOCKWORK


Meaning of CLOCKWORK in English

1.

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

...a ~ train-set.

ADJ: ADJ n

2.

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

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

PHRASE: PHR after v

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