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noun ADJ. great | minor The letter's survival is something of a minor miracle. | economic VERB + MIRACLE perform, work Don't expect this medicine to work miracles. | believe in | ask for, expect, hope for, pray for | need, take It would take a miracle to get the old car going again. MIRACLE + VERB happen, occur MIRACLE + NOUN worker | cure PREP. by a ~ By a miracle she escaped serious injury.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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noun
marvel:
It was a miracle he lived.
Simple Definitions
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miracle
verbs
perform/work a miracle
(= achieve something very good which no one thought was possible )
• The new coach has worked miracles, and the team have won their last four games.
believe in miracles
• Do you believe in miracles?
need a miracle
• He'll need a miracle to pass this test.
take a miracle
(= need a miracle )
• it would take a miracle to transform her into an elegant woman.
hope for a miracle
• I knew I would probably never walk again, but I couldn’t help hoping for a miracle.
pray for a miracle
• We prayed for a miracle, but her burns were so severe that she did not survive.
a miracle happens
• Then the miracle happened – there was a job, and I could have it.
adjectives
a minor/small miracle
(= something lucky but not very important )
• I’d managed to produce a good meal in half an hour, which seemed like a minor miracle.
an economic miracle
• Brazil seemed to be experiencing an economic miracle.
miracle + NOUN
a miracle worker
(= someone who performs miracles )
• A doctor is just a person, not a miracle worker.
a miracle cure
(= something that solves a problem very effectively )
• Unfortunately, there is no miracle cure for thinning hair.
a miracle drug
(= a very effective drug that cures a serious disease )
• Why is this new miracle drug so expensive?
phrases
it’s a miracle (that)
• It’s a miracle you weren’t killed
something is no miracle
• It was no miracle, it was just good planning and leadership.
something is nothing short of a miracle
(= it is extremely unexpected and you are very pleased about it )
• What has happened is nothing short of a miracle.
don't expect miracles
• Don’t expect miracles. A hairdresser can't make a 50-year-old look like a 20-year-old.
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