Meaning of IT WORKS LIKE A CHARM - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles

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So in English when we say, "It works like a charm.", it means that the thing we are
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talking about works really, really well.
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One thing I know that works like a charm is if you buy little treats for your dog when
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you're trying to teach him a trick.
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It works like a charm whenever the dog does the trick you give him a little treat and
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it just works like a charm.
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It really helps to teach a dog how to behave.
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Another thing I know works like a charm is when someone gives someone flowers it usually
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makes them happy.
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It works like a charm.
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Jen and I like it when people buy flowers and give them to people because we like it
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when people are happy and we actually promise people that if they want to make someone happy,
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they should give them flowers.
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It works like a charm!
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Every time pretty much!
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We also have the word, "charming".
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It's kind of related to, "It works like a charm."
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You can describe a person as being charming.
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If a person is charming it means that people really like being around them.
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They find them very entertaining and they find them just very fun to be around.
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I like to think that I'm a charming person, but I'm not really, I'm actually sometimes
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the opposite of charming.
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Sometimes I am quite gruff.
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If you don't what gruff means you should look it up.
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But I try to be charming, but sometimes I come across as gruff.
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