charmed life

Idioms  

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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Example Sentences

The father, with his charmed life, has won his race.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

For Alfred, I was the cousin who had a charmed life.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2023

The Horned Frogs will be in the mix again, but they led a charmed life last season and won’t make back-to-back playoff appearances.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2023

The visitors' goal led a charmed life throughout the second half, leaving them with hopes of retaining their top-flight status in Sunday's return leg in Dingwall.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2023

Yet for a long time the pig had led a charmed life, nonchalantly absorbing high-powered lead lumps in its thick haunches, or else—it being also a rather swift pig—escaping on the run unscathed.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols