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Meaning of "like a charm" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LIKE A CHARM

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIKE A CHARM

like a bat out of hell
like a bird
like a blue-arsed fly
like a bomb
like a cat on a hot tin roof
like a dog´s dinner
like a dose of salts
like a fish out of water
like a headless chicken
like a house on fire
like a lamb to the slaughter
like a log
like a pakapoo ticket
like a shag on a rock
like a shot
like a ton of bricks
like anything
like billyo
like cat and dog
like clockwork

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIKE A CHARM

actual bodily harm
becharm
BPharm
charm
countercharm
encharm
grievous bodily harm
harm
lucky charm
outcharm
self-harm
tharm
uncharm

Synonyms and antonyms of like a charm in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «like a charm» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIKE A CHARM

Find out the translation of like a charm to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of like a charm from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «like a charm» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

就像一个魅力
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

como un encanto
570 millions of speakers

English

like a charm
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक जादू की तरह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مثل السحر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

как шарм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

como um encanto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জাদুর মত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

comme un charme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Seperti pesona
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wie ein Charme
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

魔法のように
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

마치 마법처럼
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kaya pesona
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

như một say mê
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரு அழகை போல
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एक मोहिनी सारखे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Cazibe gibi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

come un fascino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jak urok
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

як шарм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ca un farmec
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σαν μια γοητεία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

soos ´n bom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

som en charm
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

som en sjarm
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of like a charm

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIKE A CHARM»

The term «like a charm» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.531 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIKE A CHARM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about like a charm

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIKE A CHARM»

Discover the use of like a charm in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to like a charm and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Like A Charm
From the bestselling author of the Grant County novels, Karin Slaughter.
Karin Slaughter, 2009
2
Like a Charm: A Novel in Voices
Desire leaves a man destroyed .
Karin Slaughter, 2005
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Like a Charm: A Novel in Voices
A collection of sixteen interconnected stories that take place from 1800 to the present centers around an unlucky charm bracelet that is surreptitiously obtained and then discarded or lost by a series of protagonists.
Karin Slaughter, 2004
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Like a Charm
With her high-powered job and her five-year plans for the future in ruins, Kira Smythe finds herself back in her hometown of Sweet, Texas, staying with her hippie parents and taking over as librarian for the local library, and a possible ...
Candace Havens, 2008
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Early American Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases
like a Charm 1787 American Museum 1.34: It acted like a charm. 1803 Port Folio 3.141: They operated like a charm. 1812 Stoddard Sketches 84: They operate like a charm. 1817 Ran- dolph(J) Letters 199. 1819 Baldwin Letters 318.
Bartlett Jere Whiting, 1977
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Purity of Heart Is to Will One Thing
For this press of busyness is like a charm. And it is sad to observe how its power swells, how it reaches out seeking always to lay hold of ever-younger victims so that childhood or youth are scarcely allowed the quiet and the retirement in which  ...
Søren Kierkegaard, 2008
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Bible Jewels
If we have a ruby heart towards God, -—that is, if we love Him and trust Him, — it will be like a charm that we shall carry about with us, and which will keep us from harm. There is one sweet passage in the Psalms which proves this. It is Ps. xci.
Richard NEWTON (D.D., Rector of St. Paul's Church, Philadelphia.), 1868
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Bible jewels [sermons]. Author's ed
If we have a ruby heart towards God, — that is, if we love Him and trust Him, — it will be like a charm that we shall carry about with us, and which will keep us from harm. There is one sweet passage in the Psalms which proves this. It is Ps. xci.
Richard Newton, 1868
9
Caste and Class: The Black Experience in Arkansas, 1880-1920
The Confederate anthem, "Bonnie Blue Flag," provided the tune for the " Australian Ballot": The Australian ballot works like a charm, It makes them think and scratch, And when a negro gets a ballot He has certainly got his match. Chorus Hurrah ...
Fon Louise Gordon, 2007
10
African American Writers and Classical Tradition
And I was filled with laughter to see how like a charm the name deceived them. ( 9.451–52, Fitzgerald trans.) “How like a charm” is Fitzgerald's way of rendering mêtis; Robert Fagles is more literal and instead of making a joke, he explains it.
William W. Cook, James Tatum, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIKE A CHARM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term like a charm is used in the context of the following news items.
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When Jamie Raven made Simon Cowell believe in magic - The …
And it had worked like a charm, much like it did with Simon Cowell. When Jamie Raven made Simon Cowell believe in magic. Jamie Raven ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
2
Helpful household tips - High Plains Journal: Home And Family
Last year, I used belts instead of buying 'snakes', and it worked like a charm. Calf bottle cleaning ease: We all know how disgusting calf bottles ... «High Plains Journal, Jul 15»
3
Special Report from the Road: Culpeper's State Theatre Features …
Yep, it was that kind of show folks and everything worked like a charm. The action opens in a spoken prologue from a character from ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
4
TIMEframe Review - Needs More Warp Speed - Modvive
TIMEframe runs like a charm, and while there is a lack of running, it also controls well. Having players be confined to just walking doesn't hinder ... «ModVive, Jul 15»
5
Hansen: Family feed store, perhaps Omaha's last Stockyards-related …
This worked like a charm for decades; worked so well that the feed store was open 24 hours a day so truckers could pick up a load whenever ... «Omaha World-Herald, Jul 15»
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Make fashion statement with these midi skirt guide - The Times of India
The petite Victoria Beckham works her midi skirt like a charm. Contrasting her dark berry coloured top with her stilettos, she puts the focus ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
7
How Bill Cobsy abused fame and wealth for dirty manipulation …
It worked like a charm," wrote Johnson. Cosby seemed to have used the trap of career guidance and safety to manipulate the model in making ... «India Today, Jul 15»
8
Garden Q&A: Yellow is green light for garlic
It takes up some room, but it works like a charm. Ideal storage conditions are 55 degrees F and 50 percent humidity. If you want to braid your ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
9
County fair brings rain; new storage spot is found : Carla-kaufman
It works like a charm. There are a few problems, too. No place to work my jigsaw puzzles. Little crowded eating. If I could stand that long I would ... «Columbus Telegram, Jul 15»
10
Faking A Stand
... along with its companion benchmark, “developed,” since they first figured out it worked like a charm on those who don't know any better. «Daily Caller, Jul 15»

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