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
Shosho:Japanese
GÜNtherGUYN-terGerman, Germanic Mythology
Sullivan['sʌlivən]
Eugenijus-Lithuanian
Masoud-Arabic, Persian
GeraintGE-rient (Welsh), ji-RAYNT (English)Welsh, Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance