Everyday English
work a treat
work extremely well
To work a treat means to have a very good effect or produce an excellent result.
Hear it in real life
How did you get the smell out?
I left a bowl of coffee grounds there overnight, and it worked a treat.
That stain remover worked a treat on the carpet.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: This method works as a treat.
Say: This method works a treat.
The usual fixed expression is "work a treat," without "as."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
something works a treat; something worked a treat
Your turn: say it out loud
That stain remover worked a treat on the carpet.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
work a treat
work extremely well
“That stain remover worked a treat on the carpet.”
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