"work one's magic" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-work one's magic.ogg Forms: works one's magic [present, singular, third-person], working one's magic [participle, present], worked one's magic [participle, past], worked one's magic [past]
Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-work_one's_magic-en-verb-AHtGzP2H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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