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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Each destination feels like a dream, much like the way Explora Journeys reimagines the art of ocean travel. AFAR Media, 29 July 2025 Wipeout homage Fast Fusion plays like a dream at 4K/60fps and shows off what the system is capable of. Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025 This butter, which is produced in Brittany, France, has just the right amount of salt and spreads like a dream. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2025 Glide over your skin in long, confident strokes—this formula blends like a dream. Jenny Berg, Vogue, 2 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for 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 5 Aug. 2025.

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