Смысл: ague-spell

ague-spell[ʹeıgju:spel]
n
<Í> знахарское средство против лихорадки (заговор и т. п.)

fall under spell Идиома

break a spell

cause a spell to stop, not be under a spell I was captivated by her until she smoked. That broke the spell.

cast a spell

use charm or spiritual power to change people When Pavarotti sings, he casts a spell over his audience.

set a spell

sit down for awhile, visit a spell Hannah had to set a spell after doing the chores. She rested.

spell disaster

cause an accident, lead to a tragedy An error in the design of a car could spell disaster for the driver.

spell out

explain carefully, explain each word or step If I don't understand a question, I ask him to spell it out for me.

spell you off

do your job for you, allow you to rest When you get tired of shoveling, I'll spell you off for awhile.

visit a spell

visit for awhile, set a spell Well hello, Charlie. Come in and visit a spell.

spell trouble

Idiom(s): spell trouble

Theme: TROUBLE

to signify future trouble; to mean trouble. (Informal.)
• This letter that came today spells trouble.
• The sky looks angry and dark. That spells trouble.

spell sth out

Idiom(s): spell sth out

Theme: EXPLANATION

to give all the details of something.
• I want you to understand this completely, so I'm going to spell it out very carefully.
• The instruction book for my computer spells out everything very carefully.

Dry spell

If something or someone is having a dry spell, they aren't being as successful as they normally are.

fall beneath (someone's) spell

To appear beneath the access or ascendancy of addition who one finds fascinating, enchanting, or seductive. Our son has never acted out like this before. I anticipate he charge accept collapsed beneath his new friend's spell. I would commonly never blitz into a accord this bound afore I fell beneath Janet's spell. Such was the consequence of her adorableness that endless men accept collapsed beneath the duchess's spell.Learn more: fall, spell

fall beneath someone's spell

1. Lit. to appear beneath the bewitched ascendancy of a archimage or agnate person. The babe fell beneath the wizard's spell and sat there speechless. As the accouchement fell beneath the witch's spell, they went to sleep.
2. Fig. to be absorbed by someone; to be bugged by someone. She was so beautiful. I fell beneath her spell at once. Wally fell beneath Donna's spell and became abandoned in her presence.Learn more: fall, spell

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Dropped like a hot cake Drown your sorrows Drunk as a lord Drunker than a peach orchard boar Dry as a bone Dry as snuff Dry spell Duck to water Ducks in a row Dumb as a rock Dunkirk spirit fall short (of), to fall short of fall short of (one's) goal fall short of (something) fall short of goal fall short of something fall short of the goal fall short of the record fall through fall through the cracks fall through the floor fall to fall to (one) fall to (one's) knees fall to (one's) lot fall to (something) fall to bits fall to pieces fall to someone's lot fall together fall toward fall toward (something) fall under fall under (someone or something) fall under (someone's) spell fall under spell fall under the spell of (someone) fall victim fall wide of the mark fall within fall within (something) fall, drop, etc. into place fall/land on your feet fallen fallen angel fallen idol fallen woman falling down drunk falling-down drunk falling-out fallout false false advertising false alarm false as Cressida false colors false dawn false economy false friend false friends are worse than open enemies false modesty