even a blind squirrel can find a nut once in a while en · X
Meanings
- A usually unreliable person can be right sometimes, even if it is just by chance.
Forms
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| even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every once in a while | alternative | lexicographic | |
| even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every now and then | alternative | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
a stopped clock is right twice a day · even a blind pig can find an acorn once in a while
Translations (11)
ja 下手な鉄砲も数打ちゃ当たる (a usually unreliable person can be right sometimes) · cmn 必有一得 (a usually unreliable person can be right sometimes) · pl trafiło się ślepej kurze ziarno (a usually unreliable person can be right sometimes) · fi joskus se sokeakin kana jyvän löytää (a usually unreliable person can be right sometimes) · de auch ein blindes Huhn findet mal ein Korn (a usually unreliable person can be right sometimes) · ru раз в год и палка стреляет (a usually unreliable person can be right sometimes) · sv även en blind höna kan finna ett korn (a usually unreliable person can be right sometimes) · sv en blind höna hittar också ett korn (a usually unreliable person can be right sometimes) · hu vak tyúk is talál szemet (a usually unreliable person can be right sometimes) · sv en blind höna finner också stundom ett korn (a usually unreliable person can be right sometimes) · cmn 愚者千慮,必有一得 /愚者千虑 (a usually unreliable person can be right sometimes)