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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“Like a dream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like%20a%20dream. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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