fall under the spell of (someone)

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fall under the spell of (someone)

To come under the influence or control of someone because one finds them fascinating, enchanting, or seductive. Our son has never acted out like this before. I think he must have fallen under the spell of that new friend of his. Such was the magnitude of her beauty that countless men have fallen under the spell of the duchess.
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Those musings of hers are so profound that you fall under the spell of them; on me, at least, she has the effect of a cloud overcharged with electricity.
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That is until he finds himself slowly beginning to fall under the spell of her beguiling charms.
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But I'm actually more excited at the prospect of seeing a whole new bunch of people fall under the spell of books, words, and art.
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But a true rivalry between the lecherous old man and this third, dissolute, son begins when they both fall under the spell of the seductive Grushenka (Vera Abuzova).
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BOY wizard Harry Potter is set to fall under the spell of girls as his creator faces claims that she has stolen his name from another author.
Harry casts his spell on the girls
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