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DictionarySeeworkwork like a charm
work like a charmTo work very well or be exceptionally effective. This new software works like a charm. I barely had to do anything and the image is perfect. I read about some negotiating techniques before the big budget meeting, and I have to say that they actually worked like a charm!See also: charm, like, workwork like a charmFunction very well, have a good effect or outcome, as in That knife-sharpener works like a charm, or Her deferential manner worked like a charm; he agreed to everything they'd asked for. This expression uses charm in the sense of "a magic spell." [Mid-1800s] Also see work wonders. See also: charm, like, workwork like a charm If something works like a charm, it is very successful or effective. Our little arrangement worked like a charm. The medicine worked like a charm and my life has greatly improved.See also: charm, like, workwork like a charm be completely successful or effective. Charm here means a magic spell or lucky talisman.See also: charm, like, workˌwork like a ˈcharm (informal) quickly have the effect you want; work like magic: I don’t know what she said to him, but it worked like a charm — he’s much more cooperative now.A charm is a small object that is believed to bring good luck, or words believed to have magic power.See also: charm, like, work work like a charm To function very well or have a very good effect or outcome.See also: charm, like, work |