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like a charm

like a charm prepositional phrase: very effectively.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Very effectively.
    • The sales pitch worked like a charm.
    • The Chevy drove like a charm, even with a couple inches of snow on the roads.2004, Joseph Rocco Cervasio, Bad News on the Doorstep: Inspired by a True Story, page 121

Synonyms of like a charm

Questions about like a charm

What does like a charm mean?
Like a charm means very effectively.
What part of speech is like a charm?
Like a charm is a prepositional phrase.

Words near like a charm in the dictionary

  1. like a bulldog with a bone
  2. like a bump on a log
  3. like a cat in a strange garret
  4. like a cat on a hot tin roof
  5. like a champ
  6. like a charm
  7. like a chicken on a June bug
  8. like a chicken with its head cut off
  9. like a chicken with its head off
  10. like a chicken with no head
  11. like a chicken with the pip

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