witches\' brew

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.

Origin:
1925–30
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witches' brew

noun
a fearsome mixture; "a witches' brew of gangsters and terrorists"; "mixing dope and alcohol creates a witches' brew" 
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