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
Stace-Medieval English
Barra-Irish
Demelza-English (British)
Rosana-Portuguese
Augustus[ɔ:'gʌstəs]
Suzannasoo-ZAN-əEnglish