APAD: even a blind squirrel can find a nut once in a while

even a blind squirrel can find a nut once in a while

Alternatively: a stopped clock is right twice a day

This proverb doesn't say an extreme luck, rather, it has a negative connotation:

Being right once doesn't prove anything.

The Chinese version is also very obvious to everyone.

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开始还以为 是野百合也有春天 的意思,看了之后才知道理解错了。中文什么意思呢? -妖妖灵- 给 妖妖灵 发送悄悄话 妖妖灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/29/2023 postreply 14:27:10

瞎猫碰到死耗子 -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/29/2023 postreply 15:10:07

我也会这么翻 :) -天玉之- 给 天玉之 发送悄悄话 天玉之 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/31/2023 postreply 19:06:11

That's very denigratory to blind squirrels :-) -7grizzly- 给 7grizzly 发送悄悄话 7grizzly 的博客首页 (29 bytes) () 03/29/2023 postreply 15:57:21

They switched to sonar and since became elite nut-hunters. -7grizzly- 给 7grizzly 发送悄悄话 7grizzly 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/29/2023 postreply 16:30:16

call them bats then -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 03/30/2023 postreply 09:58:35

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