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
Pietronellapeet-ro-NEL-lahDutch
MandiMAN-deeEnglish
Neha-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Kannada, Punjabi, Gujarati, Bengali, Telugu
Epifanioe-pee-FAH-nyoSpanish, Italian
BramBRAHMEnglish, Dutch
TristÁNtree-STAHNSpanish