a stopped clock is right twice a day
English
Alternative forms
- a broken clock is right twice a day
- even a stopped clock is right once a day
Proverb
a stopped clock is right twice a day
- A normally unreliable person or instrument can occasionally provide correct information, even if only by accident.
Synonyms
- even a blind pig can find an acorn once in a while
- even a blind squirrel can find an acorn once in a while
Translations
something or someone unreliable is right sometimes, even by accident
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