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work one's magic

work one's magic verb: to achieve something favourable and desired through the application of special skills, talents, or expertise.

Verb

work one's magic (third-person singular simple present works one's magic, present participle working one's magic, simple past and past participle worked one's magic)

  1. (idiomatic) To achieve something favourable and desired through the application of special skills, talents, or expertise.
    • The company accountants worked their magic and found a way to lower overhead costs.
    • He's a smooth one. Always trying to work his magic on the ladies.

Forms of work one's magic

third-person singular presentworks one's magic
present participleworking one's magic
past participleworked one's magic
pastworked one's magic

Questions about work one's magic

What does work one's magic mean?
Work one's magic means to achieve something favourable and desired through the application of special skills, talents, or expertise.
What part of speech is work one's magic?
Work one's magic is a verb.
What is the past tense of work one's magic?
The past tense of work one's magic is worked one's magic.

Words near work one's magic in the dictionary

  1. work off
  2. work on
  3. work one's buns off
  4. work one's fingers to the bone
  5. work one's guts out
  6. work one's magic
  7. work one's passage
  8. work one's tail off
  9. work one's way
  10. work one's way up
  11. work oneself to the bone

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