charmed circle
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcharmedandcircle
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charmed
adjective
uk/tʃɑːmd/us/tʃɑːrmd/
very pleased or attracted by ...
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circle
noun
uk/ˈsɜː.kəl/us/ˈsɝː.kəl/
a continuous curved line, the points of which are always the same distance away from a fixed central point, or the area inside such ...
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(Definition ofcharmedandcirclefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofcharmed circle
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If self-regard and lack of concern for those outside thecharmedcircleof initiates characterize jargon, then the metalanguage and structure of dictionary entries are jargon par excellence.
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In the case of publicly announced enquiries, some responses would certainly come from outside thecharmedcircleof the editors' acquaintances and would survive editorial selection.
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I, personally, find it difficult to enter thecharmedcircleof those who discuss these things.
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They can become officers by nomination if they come from the smallcharmedcircleof the public schools.
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He joined those unfortunate, virtuous strivers after philosophy and justice who are so universally rent and torn and blackguarded by everybody outside thecharmedcircle.
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Then, suddenly, something occurs and the demigods are cast down from their pedestal without any notice to the people who are outside thecharmedcircle.
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Why was that information kept within a smallcharmedcircleand not made available to my constituents, who have lost their businesses and their savings?
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They never succeed in getting within thecharmedcircle.
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If you come within thecharmedcircle, you can move on to the next stage.
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He has got into thatcharmedcirclenow, and he should not attack politicians any more.
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All the services, when the process of promotion goes entirely within thecharmedcircleof the service itself, tend to make it a matter of routine.
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The quangos there are all-powerful; they come from a closed,charmedcircle.
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It is even more of a closed andcharmedcirclethan some people realise.
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We are not part of thatcharmedcirclewhose members regularly get money for old rope.
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There is nocharmedcircle.
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Consequently, in order to remain in thecharmedcircleof so-called clients, theatre and opera companies, galleries and performers must negotiate a perpetually changing series of obstacles and requirements.
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However, they fail to grasp that, under monopoly, vast profits were made by the privileged few suppliers who were allowed to enter thecharmedcircleof telecommunications approved manufacturers.
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One has to be careful, while listening to the existing magistracy, to see that from time to time fresh ideas and new people break into thecharmedcircle.
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However, we do not want to create yet anothercharmedcircleof advisors and mentors who are based in areas where science-based industries are already flourishing.
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The court-made man could not breathe freely outside itscharmedcircle.
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