under someone's spell



under someone's spell

Fascinated or influenced by someone, as in I think he has our daughter under his spell. This idiom derives from the literal meaning of spell, "a word or formula that has magical power." [Mid-1800s]
See also: spell

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CaileighKAY-leeEnglish (Rare)
PŘEmysl-Czech
LottaLOT-tah (Finnish)Swedish, Finnish
Goraidh-Scottish
Kgosi-Southern African, Tswana
Delshad-Persian