witches' brew

noun

1. a potent magical concoction supposedly prepared by witches.
2. a harmful or threatening mixture; diabolical concoction:

   a witches' brew of innuendo and rumor.

Word History and Origins

Origin of witches' brew¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

And for wolfbane and hellbore and all other hideous herbs that witches brew in their caldrons.

From Project Gutenberg

The first man we came to at the edge of the camp was cleaning a sort of cauldron thing like witches brew bats in.

From Project Gutenberg