This new coffee machine really answered my prayers.
answer someone's prayers
idiomTo be or do exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.
When I was struggling to finish the project, your help arrived and truly answered my prayers.
The sudden arrival of the rescue team after days of isolation felt as though providence had finally answered their prayers.
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another nail in someone's coffin
An event that increases the likelihood of or causes further failure.
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answer on a postcard
A brief answer or opinion.
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answer the call of nature
To satisfy a bodily urge to urinate or defecate.
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answer to someone's prayers
Exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.
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apple of someone's eye
The object of somebody's affections; a person (or sometimes a thing) that someone strongly prefers; a favorite, a loved one.
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bane of someone's existence
Someone or something that poses a significant problem to someone.
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bash someone's face in
To beat someone violently.
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bash someone's head
To beat up someone violently.