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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The balm-to-gel formula glides on like a dream and blends effortlessly for a sheer wash or builds up to a more dramatic, sculpted finish.
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Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 3 July 2025
To now be cemented on this legendary boulevard, surrounded by the icons who inspired me, feels like a dream.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 3 July 2025
And it’s never been more true: Coaches are hired to be fired – which sounds, actually, like a dream.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 5 June 2025
And what felt like a dream early in the action, with the Checkers jumping out to an early 2-0 lead thanks to goals by John Leonard and Jack Devine, quickly transformed into a nightmare.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2025
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Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 3 July 2025
To now be cemented on this legendary boulevard, surrounded by the icons who inspired me, feels like a dream.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 3 July 2025
And it’s never been more true: Coaches are hired to be fired – which sounds, actually, like a dream.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 5 June 2025
And what felt like a dream early in the action, with the Checkers jumping out to an early 2-0 lead thanks to goals by John Leonard and Jack Devine, quickly transformed into a nightmare.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2025
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“Like a dream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like%20a%20dream. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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