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
Belial-Biblical, Biblical Latin, Judeo-Christian Legend
KaijaKIE-yahFinnish
CleopasKLEE-ə-pəs (English)Biblical, Biblical Latin
CastorKAS-tər (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Khadiga-Arabic (Egyptian)
JoanieJO-neeEnglish