charmed life

1. An existence that seems protected by extreme good luck, as in Robert came out of that accident without a scratch; he must lead a charmed life. The adjective charmed once meant “magical,” which is no doubt what Shakespeare had in mind when he used the term in Macbeth (5:8): “Let fall thy blade on vulnerable crests, I bear a charmed life, which must not yield To one of woman born.” Later it was extended to anyone who narrowly escaped from danger or was similarly lucky. [Late 1500s]

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In fact, after Birmingham, it can be argued the questions that hung over England at the beginning of the summer still remain: Zak Crawley's charmed life at the top of the order, Ollie Pope's feast or famine at number three, the Shoaib Bashir project, how the pace bowlers take wickets on flat pitches.

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It’s a charmed life, and as such, totally impractical, as Anne notes when she arrives at Raymond’s behest.

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“He’s always lived a charmed life in terms of politics, but there’s also been more to him.”

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Republicans, again, live a charmed life around election time.

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I’ve lived just a charmed life and I am so fortunate.”

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