Even people who are usually wrong can be right sometimes, even if just by accident. From the idea that the stationary hands of a broken clock will still display the correct time at two points during the 24-hour cycle.I know you're sick of Gran's lectures and think she's out of touch, but you can learn a lot from her. Just keep in mind that even a stopped clock is right twice a day!A: "You know how I feel about the president, but even I think he's right this time." B: "Even a stopped clock is right twice a day."A: "I can't believe that doofus Billy figured out the answer to that really hard math question." B: "Hey, even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
See also: clock, right, stop, twice
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obsolete Used to describe someone who is bow-legged.I know young Joseph couldn't stop a pig in a passage right now, but doctors say that the condition may well correct itself as he grows taller.
See also: passage, pig, stop
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A phrase used to end the discussion of some topic or indicate that there are no exceptions or caveats to what has been said. In punctuation, "full stop" is another name for a period.You need to be home by nine, full stop.
See also: full, stop
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full ˈstop
(British English) (also period American English, British English ) (spoken) used to emphasize that there is nothing more to say about a subject: I don’t have to give you any reasons. You can’t have a motorbike, full stop. ♢ I don’t like him, period.
See also: full, stop
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