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charmed life

charmed life noun: a life in which one is always lucky and safe from danger.

Noun

charmed life (plural charmed lives)

  1. (idiomatic) A life in which one is always lucky and safe from danger.
    • "You bear a charmed life," said Carrados suggestively, but Tulloch did not rise to the suggestion.
      "It was a bit of luck. […]"1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC
    • Walcott thought he should have had a penalty when his cross appeared to strike the arm of Vincent Kompany and, either side of the break, Van Persie forced Hart to save one shot and fired another wide as City's goal continued to lead a charmed life.2011 January 5, Jonathan Stevenson, “Arsenal 0 - 0 Man City”, in BBC

Forms of charmed life

pluralcharmed lives

Questions about charmed life

What does charmed life mean?
Charmed life means a life in which one is always lucky and safe from danger.
What part of speech is charmed life?
Charmed life is a noun.
What is the plural of charmed life?
The plural of charmed life is charmed lives.

Words near charmed life in the dictionary

  1. Charmat method
  2. Charmat process
  3. charme
  4. charmed
  5. charmed a bird off a branch
  6. charmed life
  7. charmed lives
  8. charmed quark
  9. charmed quarks
  10. charmed the birds from the trees
  11. charmed the birds out of the trees

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