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clockwork

[klok-wurk]

noun

  1. the mechanism of a clock.

  2. any mechanism similar to that of a clock.



clockwork

/ ˈɒˌɜː /

noun

  1. the mechanism of a clock

  2. any similar mechanism, as in a wind-up toy

  3. with complete regularity and precision

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of clockwork1

First recorded in 1620–30; clock 1 + work
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. like clockwork, with perfect regularity or precision.

    The launching of the spacecraft went off like clockwork.

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Every summer, like clockwork, a particular kind of collective amnesia lifts.

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“The dialogue is put together like a clockwork that if you take something out, you lose the spark of it, because his writing is painted with a thin brush,” Del Toro says.

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Like clockwork, they became the hottest “it” item across the Internet.

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"Like clockwork, headline-grabbing plans are made and abandoned, and ambitious targets are set and missed."

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“When we get the studio together now, it’s like clockwork. Both of us are so refined and coming together to do music makes it 10 times easier.”

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