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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Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 24 Apr. 2025
For the 38-year-old Nigerian-British actor, the accolades for the film feel like a dream, because she and everyone else on set were personally so invested in the project.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 24 Apr. 2025
The creamy liquid formula blends like a dream and wears for hours without creasing, settling or caking.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
What seemed like a dream come true became a nightmare when Blake Robbins was called into the office, with school officials using photos taken on his laptop to accuse him of a crime.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 8 Apr. 2025
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