Meanings
alternative even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every now and then · alternative even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every once in a while
- A usually unreliable person can be right sometimes, even if it is just by chance.
Synonyms: a stopped clock is right twice a day, even a blind pig can find an acorn once in a while
Synonyms & antonyms
proverbA usually unreliable person can be right sometimes, even if it is just by chance.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 愚者千慮，必有一得 /愚者千虑, 必有一得
- 愚者千慮，必有一得 /愚者千虑a usually unreliable person can be right sometimes
- 必有一得 (yúzhěqiānlǜ, bìyǒuyīdé)a usually unreliable person can be right sometimes
Finnish joskus se sokeakin kana jyvän löytää
- joskus se sokeakin kana jyvän löytääa usually unreliable person can be right sometimes
German auch ein blindes Huhn findet mal ein Korn
- auch ein blindes Huhn findet mal ein Korna usually unreliable person can be right sometimes
Hungarian vak tyúk is talál szemet
- vak tyúk is talál szemeta usually unreliable person can be right sometimes
Japanese 下手な鉄砲も数打ちゃ当たる
- 下手な鉄砲も数打ちゃ当たる (heta na teppō mo kazuucha ataru)a usually unreliable person can be right sometimes
Polish trafiło się ślepej kurze ziarno
- trafiło się ślepej kurze ziarnoa usually unreliable person can be right sometimes
Russian раз в год и палка стреляет
- раз в год и палка стреляет (raz v god i palka streljajet)a usually unreliable person can be right sometimes
Swedish även en blind höna kan finna ett korn, en blind höna hittar också ett korn
- även en blind höna kan finna ett korna usually unreliable person can be right sometimes
- en blind höna hittar också ett korna usually unreliable person can be right sometimes
- en blind höna finner också stundom ett korna usually unreliable person can be right sometimes
Cite this entry
even a blind squirrel can find a nut once in a while. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/even%20a%20blind%20squirrel%20can%20find%20a%20nut%20once%20in%20a%20while
“even a blind squirrel can find a nut once in a while.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/even%20a%20blind%20squirrel%20can%20find%20a%20nut%20once%20in%20a%20while. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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