miracle
noun /ˈmɪrəkl/
/ˈmɪrəkl/
Idioms - [countable] an act or event that does not follow the laws of nature and is believed to be caused by God synonym wonder
- the miracle of rising from the grave
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- real
- true
- …
- create
- do
- make
- …
- happen
- occur
- worker
- story
- cure
- …
- by a miracle
- [singular] (informal) a lucky thing that happens that you did not expect or think was possible synonym wonder
- an economic miracle
- a miracle cure/drug
- it is a miracle (that)… It's a miracle (that) nobody was killed in the crash.
- It would take a miracle to make this business profitable.
Extra Examples- It would take a miracle to get the old car going again.
- The letter's survival is something of a minor miracle.
- There is still no miracle cure for this condition.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- real
- true
- …
- create
- do
- make
- …
- happen
- occur
- worker
- story
- cure
- …
- by a miracle
- [countable] miracle of something a very good example or product of something synonym wonder
- The car is a miracle of engineering.
- A colony of bees is a miracle of organization.
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin miraculum ‘object of wonder’, from mirari ‘to wonder’, from mirus ‘wonderful’.
Idioms
work/perform miracles
- to achieve very good results
- Her exercise programme has worked miracles for her.
- You can work miracles with very little money if you follow our home decoration tips.
- He performed miracles to get everything ready in time.
Extra ExamplesTopics Successc2- Don't expect this medicine to work miracles.
- You shouldn't expect the treatment to work miracles.