regular as clockwork
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Every Thursday "regular as clockwork" a Land Rover and a crew of three soldiers would make the trip to the bank in nearby Penicuik.
From BBC • Jan. 18, 2025
Also regular as clockwork on the anniversary come the reports about the state of German unity.
From The Guardian • Nov. 3, 2019
Compared to the unpredictable Tigris and Euphrates rivers, the Nile was as regular as clockwork.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
And each year since, there is some deal that incurs the wrath of owners, regular as clockwork.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2010
Just when he thought it had stopped, it would start up again,—to and fro, to and fro, as regular as clockwork and much more disturbing.
From Dark Hollow by Green, Anna Katharine
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