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Meaning of witches' brew | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈwɪtʃɪzˌbɹuː

Definitions

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

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

witches' butter witches' cauldron witches' knickers witches' Sabbath witches' stairs witches' stone

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