regular as clockwork



*regular as clockwork

Cliché very regular; completely predictable. (*Also: as ~.) George goes down to the bus stop at 7:45 every morning, as regular as clockwork. You can always depend on Nancy to complain about the office for fifteen minutes every afternoon, regular as clockwork.
See also: clockwork, regular

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jocosa-Medieval English
TealeTEELEnglish (Rare)
ReineRHENFrench
Martijn-Dutch
Franciska-Hungarian
Yakup-Turkish