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witches' brew

noun

: a mixture of dangerous or unpleasant things

Full Definition of WITCHES' BREW

:  a potent or fearsome mixture <a witches' brew of untamed sex and brutality — Harrison Smith>
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First Known Use of WITCHES' BREW

1868

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