a stopped clock is right twice a day

Alternative forms

 * a broken clock is right twice a day
 * even a broken clock is right twice a day
 * even a stopped clock is right twice a day

Proverb

 * 1) A normally unreliable person or instrument can occasionally provide correct information, even if only by accident.
 * 2) Someone who repeats the same thing constantly will at some point be correct, if only briefly.

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

Translations

 * Finnish: rikkinäinen kellokin on kahdesti päivässä oikeassa
 * French: même une pendule cassée donne l'heure deux fois par jour
 * German:
 * Polish:
 * Spanish: hasta un reloj parado acierta la hora dos veces al día
 * Turkish: bozuk saat bile günde iki defa doğruyu gösterir