be under (someone's) spell
To be influenced or controlled by someone because one finds them fascinating, enchanting, or seductive. Our son has never acted out like this before. I think he must be under his new friend's spell or something. Such was the magnitude of the duchess's beauty that countless men have been under her spell. I would normally never rush into a relationship this quickly, but I was under Janet's spell and found her completely captivating.
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