like a dream
idiom
: very pleasingly or well
The new car drives like a dream.
My new computer works like a dream.
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Made with an airy, stretchy material, the mock-neck top drapes like a dream and pairs with petite-friendly drawstring pants that won’t drag on the ground.
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Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2025
The whole last month of his life feels like a dream.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Freddie is a counterpoint to Daniel Plainview, a similarly alchemical creation, but one who’s all id, at one point driving away from Dodd across the salt flats and leaving him for years, and then finding his way back to his side for a confrontation that feels like a dream.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
The lightweight formula glides on effortlessly, blending like a dream with zero streaks.
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 23 Sep. 2025
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Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2025
The whole last month of his life feels like a dream.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Freddie is a counterpoint to Daniel Plainview, a similarly alchemical creation, but one who’s all id, at one point driving away from Dodd across the salt flats and leaving him for years, and then finding his way back to his side for a confrontation that feels like a dream.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
The lightweight formula glides on effortlessly, blending like a dream with zero streaks.
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Like a dream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like%20a%20dream. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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