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

1. 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

• French: même une pendule cassée donne l’heure deux fois par jours
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• Spanish: hasta un reloj parado acierta la hora dos veces al día