Idiom
set one's watch by someone
Meaning
To know the current time by observing a very punctual and reliable person going about their regular routine.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He is so punctual that you can set your watch by him.”
“My neighbor leaves for work at exactly eight, so I set my watch by him every morning.”
“The old station master was a man of such rigid habit that the villagers would often set their watch by his daily arrival on the platform.”
Examples
simple
“He is so punctual that you can set your watch by him.”
contextual
“My neighbor leaves for work at exactly eight, so I set my watch by him every morning.”
complex
“The old station master was a man of such rigid habit that the villagers would often set their watch by his daily arrival on the platform.”
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