work wonders
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work wonders (third-person singular simple present works wonders, present participle working wonders, simple past and past participle worked wonders or (archaic) wrought wonders)
- (archaic, intransitive) To perform miracles or magic.
- (idiomatic) (transitive with for or on) To be highly successful as a solution.
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- “work do wonders”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “do wonders for something someone”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “do work wonders” (US) / “do work wonders” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
- “do work wonders”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “do work wonders” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
- “work wonders”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.