work like a charm

Idioms  

1. Function very well, have a good effect or outcome, as in That knife-sharpener works like a charm, or Her deferential manner worked like a charm; he agreed to everything they'd asked for. This expression uses charm in the sense of “a magic spell.” [Mid-1800s] Also see work wonders.

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Example Sentences

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From Fox News • Sep. 26, 2021

For a while, it seemed to work like a charm.

From Salon • Dec. 10, 2013

The tried-and-true rubber sealing strips-the ones that look like waterlogged beef jerky-take a little common sense to install, but work like a charm.

From Time Magazine Archive

I shall presently find a remedy for the headache, and you'll see that it will work like a charm.

From A Romance in Transit by Lynde, Francis

And a very pretty scheme it is, too, Jack—does you proud, old man; it ought to work like a charm.

From The Cruise of the Thetis A Tale of the Cuban Insurrection by Cuneo, Cyrus