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like clockwork

See: GO LIKE CLOCKWORK or GO OFF LIKE CLOCKWORK.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[go like clockwork] or [go off like clockwork] {v. phr.}, {informal} To run smoothly and regularly like the workings of a clock; go smoothly and without difficulty; go on time […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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