The French expression “être réglé comme du papier à musique” translates literally to “to be ruled like sheet music paper”.
English meanings:
- to go like clockwork
- to be regular like clockwork
French meanings:
- organisé méthodiquement – methodically organized
- avoir des habitudes très régulières – to have very regular habits
Example sentence:
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- Ma vie est réglée comme du papier à musique: Je me leve à 8h00 et je me couche à 22h30. My life is regular as clockwork. I get up at 8:00am and I got to bed at 10:30pm.
Related expression:
- ça ne rate jamais – like clockwork
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