"charmed life" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-charmed life.ogg [Australia] Forms: charmed lives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|charmed lives}} charmed life (plural charmed lives)
  1. (idiomatic) A life in which one is always lucky and safe from danger. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: semi-charmed
    Sense id: en-charmed_life-en-noun-VSGKXaW8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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