like a charm
Smoothly, without hitch
Like a charm describes something that works perfectly and effortlessly, as if by magic: The new software update fixed the glitch like a charm.
The phrase draws on the old sense of charm as a magic spell—when something works like a charm, it succeeds as reliably as an incantation was once believed to.
- magicallyBy otherworldly power
- flawlesslyWithout any defects
- successfullyWith achievement of aim
- effortlesslyWithout visible labor
- efficientlyWith optimal resource use
enchantingly · smoothly · smooth sailing · triumphantly · miraculously · wonderfully · seamlessly · easily · piece of cake · easy peasy · right on cue · mystically · impeccably · brilliantly · harmoniously · astonishingly · perfectly · first try
like a charmdisastrously
In catastrophic manner
poorly · failure · unsuccessfully · badly · miserably
like a charmwith difficulty
In a hard way
like pulling teeth · with great effort · painfully · laboriously · awkwardly
like, charm, charmed, charming, charmingly, charms, charmer, liked, liking