English / proverb
Even a Stopped Clock Is Right Twice a Day
MEANING IN ENGLISH
An incompetent, misguided, or unreliable person can occasionally be correct purely by coincidence.
In context
01
He usually promotes dubious home remedies, but even a stopped clock is right twice a day—his herbal tea genuinely relieved my cough.
02
Don't assume that internet blogger is a medical authority; even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
Synonyms
lucky fluke,occasional accuracy,blind luck
Antonyms
consistently reliable,invariably accurate
Collocations
remember even a stopped clock is right twice a day,prove even a stopped clock is right,as the saying goes even a stopped clock is right twice a day