◆like clockwork
(without problems)正常地；顺利地
The Queen's holiday is arranged to go like clockwork, everything pre-planned to the minute.女王的假期安排得井井有条, 每一项活动都事先精确计划好了。
(regularly)有规律地；按时地
Newspoll is published like clockwork every second Tuesday.《新闻民调》每隔一周的星期二都会按时出版。