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answer to all someone's prayers

idiom

: exactly what someone was hoping for
The house seemed like the answer to all her prayers.

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“Answer to all someone's prayers.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/answer%20to%20all%20someone%27s%20prayers. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.

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