perform miracles
idiom
: to do something that is impossible
You can't expect me to perform miracles.
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Firefighters are expected to perform miracles with fewer resources, but at some point, the math just doesn’t work.
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Andrew Ansbro, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
The technology may be exemplary, but even science cannot perform miracles.
—Rm Clark, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
This includes the ability to prophesy, heal, interpret different tongues, receive visions, and to perform miracles or exorcisms.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
General Manager Mike Elias continues to perform miracles, most recently bamboozling the Brewers into giving up Corbin Burnes, the most consistent workhorse pitcher in the sport.
—Paul Bledsoe, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2024
Initially, this development didn't gain much attention, as many people who have tried weight management schemes have become jaded by new products claiming to perform miracles.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 19 Sep. 2023
The leader of Bethel Church claims to perform miracles, among other controversial beliefs.
—Erika D. Smith, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2023
Every season Andrew Friedman would bring in arms coming off injury or subpar years, and every season those pitchers would perform miracles.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2023
The bad news is that HR professionals are being asked to perform miracles and many aren’t properly equipped to be executives.
—Suzy Walther, Forbes, 2 June 2022
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Andrew Ansbro, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
The technology may be exemplary, but even science cannot perform miracles.
—Rm Clark, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
This includes the ability to prophesy, heal, interpret different tongues, receive visions, and to perform miracles or exorcisms.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
General Manager Mike Elias continues to perform miracles, most recently bamboozling the Brewers into giving up Corbin Burnes, the most consistent workhorse pitcher in the sport.
—Paul Bledsoe, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2024
Initially, this development didn't gain much attention, as many people who have tried weight management schemes have become jaded by new products claiming to perform miracles.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 19 Sep. 2023
The leader of Bethel Church claims to perform miracles, among other controversial beliefs.
—Erika D. Smith, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2023
Every season Andrew Friedman would bring in arms coming off injury or subpar years, and every season those pitchers would perform miracles.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2023
The bad news is that HR professionals are being asked to perform miracles and many aren’t properly equipped to be executives.
—Suzy Walther, Forbes, 2 June 2022
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“Perform miracles.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perform%20miracles. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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