单词 | to a charm |
释义 | > as lemmasto a charm c. like a charm: wonderfully, perfectly. Also to a charm. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adverb] fairlyOE goodlyc1275 finec1330 properlyc1390 daintily?a1400 thrivinglya1400 goodlily?1457 excellent1483 excellently1527 excellently1529 curiously1548 jollilyc1563 admirably1570 beautifully1570 singularly1576 bravelyc1600 famouslya1616 manlya1616 primely1622 prime1648 eximiously1650 topping1683 egregiously1693 purely1695 trimmingly1719 toppinglya1739 surprisingly1749 capitally1750 brawly1796 jellily18.. stammingly1814 divinely1822 stunningly1823 rippingly1828 jam up1835 out of sight1835 first-rately1843 first rate1844 like a charm1845 stunning1851 marvellously1859 magnificently1868 first class1871 splendidly1883 sterlingly1883 tip-top1888 like one o'clock1901 deevily1905 goodo1907 dandy1908 bonzer1914 great1916 juicily1916 corkingly1917 champion1925 unbeatably1928 snodger1946 beaut1953 smashingly1956 groovily1970 awesome1984 1845 Niles' Reg. 25 Oct. 128/1 The new rig works to a charm. 1851 J. B. Lamar et al. Polly Peablossom's Wedding & Other Tales 40 Whenever he became refractory, his wife would stick her thimble on the end of her finger, and hold it up for him to look at—it acted like a charm! 1869 P. T. Barnum Struggles & Triumphs viii. 123 He assured me that he should be able to give his imitations ‘to a charm’. 1882 Philad. Press 19 Mar. The freezing-out process was applied by Mr. Bliss to Cook, and it worked like a charm. 1934 F. N. Hart Crooked Lane iii. 99 Bill Stirling gave her one the other night, and she said it worked like a charm. 1967 M. Shulman Kill 3 ii. i. 59 ‘It's worked like a charm,’ said West. < as lemmas |
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