break the spell

idiom

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

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Complicating characters – and shows – with self-awareness would break the spell. Thomas Page, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025 The elegant affair — attendees are requested to dress in 1920s-’30s period clothing or at least clothes that don’t break the spell — had been held at the Dunsmuir House in Oakland, but the group moved it because of safety concerns at the historic mansion. Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025 On a quest to break the spell, Sophie climbs aboard Howl’s magnificent moving castle and into a new life of wonder and adventure. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025 In the end, only Spock can break the spell using the same tool that made Christine fall for Korby: the poetry of Pablo Neruda. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 24 July 2025 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 30 Sep. 2025.

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