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I review books as a day job, and through the years I've come to view the contemporary memoir as, almost always, a saga of victimization, sometimes by others, sometimes by the self, and sometimes by illness or misfortune, leading, like clockwork, to healing and redemption.
Walter Kirn

Meaning of "like clockwork" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LIKE CLOCKWORK

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIKE CLOCKWORK

like a house on fire
like a lamb to the slaughter
like a log
like a pakapoo ticket
like a shag on a rock
like a shot
like a ton of bricks
like anything
like billyo
like cat and dog
like death warmed up
like fun
like fury
like grim death
like hell
like mad
like magic
like nobody´s business
like sardines
like stink

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIKE CLOCKWORK

all in a day´s work
artwork
at work
blockwork
bookwork
brickwork
clockwork
framework
hackwork
homework
linkwork
network
neural network
out of work
rackwork
rockwork
stickwork
stockwork
taskwork
work

Synonyms and antonyms of like clockwork in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «like clockwork» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIKE CLOCKWORK

Find out the translation of like clockwork to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of like clockwork from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «like clockwork» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

像钟表
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

como un reloj
570 millions of speakers

English

like clockwork
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घड़ी की कल की तरह
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

كالساعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

как по маслу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

como um relógio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অবিরত মত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

comme sur des roulettes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Seperti jam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wie am Schnürchen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

規則正しく
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시계처럼
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kaya jam
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

như đồng hồ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடிகாரம் போன்றது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घड्याळाच्या दिशेने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

saat gibi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

come un orologio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jak w zegarku
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

як по маслу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ca ceasul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σαν ρολόι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

soos klokslag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

som ett urverk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

som smurt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of like clockwork

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIKE CLOCKWORK»

The term «like clockwork» is regularly used and occupies the 73.357 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about like clockwork

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3 QUOTES WITH «LIKE CLOCKWORK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word like clockwork.
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Walter Kirn
I review books as a day job, and through the years I've come to view the contemporary memoir as, almost always, a saga of victimization, sometimes by others, sometimes by the self, and sometimes by illness or misfortune, leading, like clockwork, to healing and redemption.
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Daron Malakian
There's no rule that says you have to make records constantly, like clockwork, to continue being who you are.
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Eric Roberts
Sometimes movie-making happens like clockwork; other times, like a car accident.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIKE CLOCKWORK»

Discover the use of like clockwork in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to like clockwork and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Like Clockwork
Victoria's work with automatons has gained her renown and changed the face of London.
Bonnie Dee, 2010
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Clockwork, Or, All Wound Up
Wind up these characters, fit them into a story on a cold winter's evening, with the snow swirling down, and suddenly life and the story begin to merge in a peculiarly macabre - and unstoppable - way. Almost like clockwork .
Philip Pullman, 2004
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Like Clockwork: Steampunk Erotica
If a mad scientist of the steam age were to create his or her own being, what desires would be reflected there? With stories by Eric Del Carlo, Jason Rubis, Elizabeth Schechter, Lionel Bramble, AN Cortez, Helena Weiss, Monique Poirier.
Circlet Press, Edited by J. Blackmore, Circlet Press Editorial Team, 2009
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The Clockwork Three
As mysterious circumstances bring Giuseppe, Frederick, and Hannah together, their lives soon interlock like the turning gears in a clock and they realize that each one holds a key to solving the others' mysteries.
Matthew J. Kirby, 2011
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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
... and other devices operate: a clockwork train/mouse ▻ idioms like clockwork ( also (as) regular as clockwork) very regularly, or at exactly the planned times: Since the recent improvements to the service, the buses are running like clockwork.
‎2008
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Like Clockwork: A Complete Adventure Serial
An adventure for readers aged 199 – 9, stuffed with magic, mystery, derring-do and generally ill-advised behaviour. (And robots.) Racing from London to Paris to the heart of Prague, it's a mystery set in the present-day world - but a ...
Damien M. Love, 2013
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
[Early 1900s] like clockwork Also, regular as clockwork. With extreme regularity, as in Ruth arrives every Wednesday morningjust like clockwork, or You can count on his schedule, which is regular as clockwork, or Their assembly line runs like ...
Christine Ammer, 2013
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The Sour Lemon Score: A Parker Novel
That means he won’t get the chance to make a second. One of the darkest novels in the series, this caper proves the adage that no one crosses Parker and lives “Whatever Stark writes, I read.
Richard Stark, 2011
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Waiting for Pops
... what anymore because we scared it right out of her! I looked around and saw that the kitchen was a real mess. Mom had spilled flour and sugar all over the floor. But she just kept walking back and forth right through 17 LIKE CLOCKWORK.
John Philip Riffice
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Nineveh Or Bust
Right around 9:30, just like clockwork, every morning a certain physiological need hits me. So every day at 9:30, 1 grab my commentary, my Bible, or some other piece of literature, and head off for the bathroom. This may seem strange to you, ...
Jamie Mitchell, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIKE CLOCKWORK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term like clockwork is used in the context of the following news items.
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Intel Slows Moore's Law Pace As Enterprise Spending Tightens
This gives three chips in a process generation, and more importantly, it gives Intel a new product line every year, like clockwork. Given that ... «The Platform, Jul 15»
2
Greece reflects on 'successful tournament' - Under-19 - News …
Everything worked like clockwork." ©UEFA.com 1998-2015. All rights reserved. Last updated: 20/07/15 9.20CET. Community policy ... «UEFA.com, Jul 15»
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11 Moments Sir Ian McKellen Was Too Witty For His Own Good - MTV
... Condon & cast including @EmWatson, @TheRealLukevans. Hoping all goes like clockwork! — Ian McKellen (@IanMcKellen) April 13, 2015. «MTV.com, Jul 15»
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A weekend ritual | Vicksburg
“Some of those guys have known each other since the course first opened and they're here like clockwork.” Clear Creek opened in 1979 and ... «Vicksburg Post, Jul 15»
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PICTURES: Thousands enjoy Brockham's Victorian fair and duck race
"Usually something goes wrong but this time it was like clockwork. The art show was really well attended and a few of the pieces got sold. «Dorking and Leatherhead Advertiser, Jul 15»
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Larmer Tree Festival review: a wonderful world of wonderful people …
Now a small army makes Larmer Tree - in gardens and woods on the Dorset/Wiltshire border run like clockwork as 15,000 festival-goers over six days enjoyed ... «Bournemouth Echo, Jul 15»
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Plenty of Appeal | Pro Bono Australia
Does it all work like clockwork behind the scenes or are there moments when it is a bit chaotic? Oh it's definitely chaotic, make no mistake. «Pro Bono Australia, Jul 15»
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Landrum shop owner keeps antiques running like clockwork
Carolina Antiques & More on Rutherford Street in downtown Landrum, Wednesday morning, 4-8-2015. Owner Chris Howard works on a 1906 ... «Spartanburg Herald Journal, Jul 15»
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ODOT approves design funds for Jug Street Road project
“It's all working like clockwork, like we hoped. We got some seed money for this project.” In addition to the Ohio 161 interchange at Beech Road, ... «The Newark Advocate, Jul 15»
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The mysterious death of Fuzzy, who shined shoes and touched lives …
... according to staffers at his apartment building. Like clockwork, he arrived at the marble-tiled lobbies of high-rise buildings across downtown. «Washington Post, Jul 15»

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