"work like a dream" meaning in All languages combined

See work like a dream on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-work like a dream.ogg Forms: works like a dream [present, singular, third-person], working like a dream [participle, present], worked like a dream [participle, past], worked like a dream [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=work like a dream}} work like a dream (third-person singular simple present works like a dream, present participle working like a dream, simple past and past participle worked like a dream)
  1. (idiomatic) To function very efficiently and effectively, with few or no problems. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-work_like_a_dream-en-verb-MPzXGzAT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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