work (your)/its magic

to make a situation improve a lot or to make someone feel happy.

He was a great football player who is now working his magic as manager of Barnet Football Club.

The city never failed to work its magic on me.

• have your cake and eat it
• have your cake and eat it too
• have your day in court
• have your ducks in a row
• have your ear to the ground
• have your end away
• have your eye on
• have your eye on someone
• have your eye on something
• have your feet on the ground
• have your finger on the button
• have your finger on the pulse
• have your fingers in the till
• have your guts for garters
• have your hand in the till
• have your hands full
• have your head in the clouds
• have your head screwed on
• have your head screwed on right
• have your head screwed on the right way
• have your head stuck up arse
• have your head stuck up your arse
• have your head up arse
• have your head up your arse
• have your heart set on