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like magic

like magic prepositional phrase: in a way that looks impressively easy.

Prepositional phrase

  1. In a way that looks impressively easy.
    • With the aid of a screwdriver, the stuck jar lid opened like magic.

Questions about like magic

What does like magic mean?
Like magic means in a way that looks impressively easy.
What part of speech is like magic?
Like magic is a prepositional phrase.

Words near like magic in the dictionary

  1. like like
  2. like liked
  3. like likes
  4. like liking
  5. like mad
  6. like magic
  7. like merry hell
  8. like molasses
  9. like molasses in January
  10. like mother, like daughter
  11. like mushrooms

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