"like a charm" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

Audio: En-au-like a charm.ogg [Australia]
  1. Very effectively. Synonyms: a treat, like a dream, like magic, like a champ Translations (phrase): jak marzenie (Polish)
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