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English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > regular as clockwork
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Ruth: "Are you writing anything nowadays, Madame Arcati?" Madame Arcati: "Every morning regular as clockwork, seven till one." (N. Coward, ‘Blithe Spirit’, act I, sc. I) — Рут: "Вы пишете сейчас что-нибудь, мадам Аркати?" Мадам Аркати: "Пишу каждый день с семи утра до часу дня с точностью часового механизма."
Knox: "...He hasn't asked us to dinner; and has never said a word about our not asking him to dinner, after all these years when we've dined every week as regular as clockwork." (B. Shaw, ‘Fanny's First Play’, act II) — Нокс: "...Он не пригласил нас обедать и даже не заикнулся о том, почему мы его не пригласили, хотя все эти годы мы регулярно каждую неделю обедали вместе."
‘Regular, as clockwork, Mr. Belford,’ the Hitman was in the habit of saying. ‘Set your watch by him!’ (D. Cusack, ‘The Sun is Not Enough’, ch. 8) — - Мистер Белфорд человек точный, - имел обыкновение повторять лифтер. - Хоть часы по нему проверяй.
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фраз. с точностью часового механизмаАнгло-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > regular as clockwork
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(тoчнo) кaк чacы, c тoчнocтью чacoвoгo мexaнизмa'Had a customer once,' continued the barber... 'who used to have his hair cut three times a week Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Regular as clockwork (Th. Sharpe). She told the doctor that she always woke up feeling fine; but just around eleven, as regular as clockwork, this dreadful headache startedConcise English-Russian phrasebook > (as) regular as clockwork
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Общая лексика: с точностью часового механизмаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > as regular as clockwork
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regular as clockwork — Always happening at the same time • • • Main Entry: ↑clock … Useful english dictionary
(as) regular as clockwork — phrase very regularly She’s there every day at 9, regular as clockwork. Thesaurus: regularly and regularsynonym Main entry: clockwork * * * (as) regular as ˈclockwork … Useful english dictionary
be as regular as clockwork — if something is as regular as clockwork, it happens at exactly regular times. Her letters arrived every week, regular as clockwork … New idioms dictionary
clockwork — noun (U) 1 clockwork toys, trains, soldiers etc have machinery inside them to make them move when you turn a key 2 go like clockwork if something you have arranged goes like clockwork, it happens in exactly the way you planned: The concert went… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
clockwork — n. (misc.) to work like clockwork ( to work perfectly ); as regular as clockwork ( completely regular ) * * * [ klɒkwɜːk] as regular as clockwork ( completely regular ) (misc.) to work like clockwork ( to work perfectly ) … Combinatory dictionary
clockwork — clock|work [ˈklɔk wə:k US ˈkla:k wə:rk] n [U] 1.) BrE clockwork toys, trains, soldiers etc have machinery inside them that makes them move when you turn a key ▪ mechanical toys powered by clockwork ▪ The tape was driven by a clockwork motor. 2.)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
regular — 1 adjective 1 EQUAL SPACES a regular series of things has the same amount of time or space between each thing and the next: His breathing was slow and regular. | at regular intervals: Plant the seeds at regular intervals. 2 EVERY DAY (usually… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
clockwork — UK [ˈklɒkˌwɜː(r)k] / US [ˈklɑkˌwɜrk] noun [uncountable] a) a set of springs inside a toy or other object that make it work when you turn a handle or key b) [only before noun] operated by a set of springs that work when you turn a handle or key •… … English dictionary
regular — reg|u|lar1 W2S2 [ˈregjulə US ər] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(every hour/day/week etc)¦ 2¦(often)¦ 3¦(usual)¦ 4¦(equal distance)¦ 5¦(ordinary)¦ 6¦(normal size)¦ 7¦(shape)¦ 8¦(grammar)¦ 9¦(emphasizing)¦ 10 regular army/troops/so … Dictionary of contemporary English
clockwork — clock|work [ klak,wɜrk ] noun uncount a set of SPRINGS inside a toy or other object that make it work when you turn a handle or key a. only before noun operated by a set of springs that work when you turn a handle or key like clockwork happening… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
clockwork — [ˈklɒkˌwɜːk] noun like clockwork happening or working correctly, with no problems[/ex] (as) regular as clockwork very regularly[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English