"wie am Schnürchen" meaning in German

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          "english": "Everything worked just as planned.",
          "text": "Es hat alles geklappt wie am Schnürchen.",
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          "ref": "2023 March 26, Erik Peter, “Klima-Volksentscheid in Berlin: Klima der Veränderung”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:",
          "text": "Für die Kampagne, einem Zusammenschluss aus Dutzenden Organisationen, die ohne Unterstützung der etablierten Parteien ausgekommen ist, lief es zuletzt wie am Schnürchen.",
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        "just as planned; without a hitch; like clockwork"
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        "(simile) just as planned; without a hitch; like clockwork"
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