Almanca "wie geölt" kelimesi Türkçe'de saat gibi anlamına gelir.
Diğer Dillerde
like clockwork; smoothly; swimmingly
köken: Literally, “like silk”.
Ahora ya va como la seda!
like clockwork
köken: Literally, “punctual like a watch.” Compare French réglé comme une horloge and Polish chodzić jak szwajcarski zegarek.
like clockwork
köken: som (“like”) + ett (“a”) + urverk (“clockwork”)
like clockwork (with perfect regularity and precision; faultless)
köken: Literally, “like a Swiss watch”.
like clockwork, punctually
köken: kellontarkka + -sti
without a hitch
köken: Literally, “like on wheels”.