"a stopped clock is right twice a day" meaning in English

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Proverb

Head templates: {{head|en|proverb|head=}} a stopped clock is right twice a day, {{en-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 squirrel can find a nut once in a while, even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every now and then, even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every once in a while, a broken clock is right twice a day, even a stopped clock is right twice a day Translations (something or someone unreliable is right sometimes, even by accident): rikkinäinen kellokin on kahdesti päivässä oikeassa (Finnish), même une pendule cassée donne l’heure deux fois par jour (French), auch ein blindes Huhn findet mal ein Korn (German), trafiło się ślepej kurze ziarno (Polish), hasta un reloj parado acierta la hora dos veces al día (Spanish), bozuk saat bile günde iki defa doğruyu gösterir (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-a_stopped_clock_is_right_twice_a_day-en-proverb-LFxzQu34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English proverbs

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