CLOCKWORK


Meaning of CLOCKWORK in English

/ ˈklɒkwɜːk; NAmE ˈklɑːkwɜːrk/ noun

[ U ] machinery with wheels and springs like that inside a clock :

clockwork toys (= toys that you wind up with a key)

He is home by six every day regular as clockwork .

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IDIOMS

- go / run like clockwork

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