(a) match made in heaven

(a) match made in heaven
1. a marriage which is likely to be happy and successful because the two people are very well suited to each other.

Jane and Pete had exactly the same likes and interests - it was a marriage made in heaven.

2. a combination of two things or two people which is very successful.

Strawberries and cream are a marriage made in heaven.


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  • (a) match made in heaven — a perfect combination of two people or things. They needed a Spanish teacher as badly as Hayes needed a job, so you could say it was a match made in heaven …   New idioms dictionary

  • match made in heaven — noun a) A marriage that is likely to be happy and successful because the two people are very compatible with each other. b) A very successful combination of two people or things. Ant: match made in hell …   Wiktionary

  • made in heaven — phrase a marriage or relationship that is made in heaven is very happy and successful The merger of the two companies wasn’t exactly a match made in heaven. Thesaurus: relating to marriage and types of marriagehyponym to get, or to be… …   Useful english dictionary

  • made in heaven — a marriage or relationship that is made in heaven is very happy and successful The merger of the two companies wasn t exactly a match made in heaven …   English dictionary

  • match made in hell — noun a) A marriage that is likely to be unhappy or abusive and unsuccessful because the two people are very incompatible with each other. b) A very unsuccessful or conflicting combination of two people or things. Ant: match made in heaven …   Wiktionary

  • heaven — heav|en [ hevn ] noun ** 1. ) Heaven the place where God is believed to live. Some people believe that good people go to Heaven when they die, and bad people go to Hell: Christians believe that Jesus ascended into Heaven. a ) LITERARY God, or God …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • match — match1 W3S3 [mætʃ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(game)¦ 2¦(fire)¦ 3¦(colours/patterns)¦ 4¦(good opponent)¦ 5 shouting match 6¦(marriage)¦ 7¦(suitability)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1, 3 7; Origin: Old English mAcca] [ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • heaven — heav|en S3 [ˈhevən] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(place of god)¦ 2¦(enjoyable situation)¦ 3 for heaven s sake 4 heaven (only) knows 5 heaven help somebody 6 heaven forbid 7 what/how/why etc in heaven s name 8 the heavens 9 move heaven and earth ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • made — make make, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {made} (m[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {making}.] [OE. maken, makien, AS. macian; akin to OS. mak?n, OFries. makia, D. maken, G. machen, OHG. mahh?n to join, fit, prepare, make, Dan. mage. Cf. {Match} an equal.] 1. To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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