work magic



work your/its magic

to achieve a positive result Can the Austrian men win, or will the Americans work their magic at the Olympics? You have to sit back and let the images in Ozu's films work their magic.
See also: magic, work

work your/its magic

to make a situation improve a lot or to make someone feel happy He was a great football player who is now working his magic as manager of Barnet Football Club. The city never failed to work its magic on me.
See also: magic, work

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
TexTEKSEnglish
Zabel-Armenian
Saulius-Lithuanian
Arleneahr-LEENEnglish
Colombo-Italian
Prokopios-Ancient Greek