like clockwise - exists?
Hi!

At BBC learning English I run into a phrase "to do sth like clockwise" = regularly.
I go to the gym like clockwise.

However, I didn't manage to find it anywhere in the dictionaries.
Does it really exist?

Thanks!

Question

like clockwise - exists?
Hi!

At BBC learning English I run into a phrase "to do sth like clockwise" = regularly. 
I go to the gym like clockwise.

However, I didn't manage to find it anywhere in the dictionaries. 
Does it really exist?

Thanks!

Answer

Did you mean "like clockwork"? This exists!

Answer

Yes! "To do something like clockwork" means that you do it regularly and on time! So if you go to the gym like clockwork, then you go every day at the same time.

Answer

Yes, the phrase is "like clockwork".

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