break the spell

idiom

: to bring an end to magic
Drinking the potion will break the spell.

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At first, Graham’s counsel seems to comfort Merrill, giving him a kind of agency — only for Graham to break the spell with his own bitterness. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2024 Not one person looked ready to break the spell, and finally bid the Kit Kat Club adieu. Marley Marius, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024 The only effective way to break the spell and bring people back to reality will be to disprove their most important prophecy, which takes place at the polls in November. Brian Klaas, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024 So the King hires a hitman (the adorable Puss in Boots, voiced by Antonio Banderas) to murder him, so their daughter, who was placed under a spell at birth that turns her into an ogre at midnight, can break the spell and become a beautiful human. Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for break the spell 

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“Break the spell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/break%20the%20spell. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.

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