witches' brew

Definition

A strange, powerful, terrifying or dangerous concoction of ingredients.

Example Sentences

• "In turn, the nitro-glycerin ignited cardboard boxes containing a witches' brew of urea pellets and sulphuric acid.22 According to investigators and other officials, Yousef's objective was to topple Tower One onto Tower Two[…]"
• "The non-Greek festivals are characterized by a sexual license that engulfs the family and […] so leads to incest and a “witches' brew” of salaciousness and cruelty."