ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POTION
Via Old French from Latin pōtiō a drink, especially a poisonous one, from pōtāre to drink.
5 QUOTES WITH «POTION»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
potion.
Let's face it, who among us wouldn't take a pill or potion that would make us better at our job? Goodness knows, we abuse substances for just about everything in our personal lives; why not in our professional lives as well?
People of my generation in Portugal fell into the magic potion of political ideas. What was very funny about this revolution was that it did not bring wealth to the Portuguese. But it brought language, ideas. You'd go to the fish market, and all the women who were selling fish would call each other fascist, communist.
There's no lotion or potion that will make sales faster and easier for you - unless your potion is hard work.
Motivation is just this potion to create stuff, a compulsion to express the truth of my own experiences in this life.
Music is not math. It's science. You keep mixing the stuff up until it blows up on you, or it becomes this incredible potion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POTION»
Discover the use of
potion in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
potion and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Ellie and the Secret
Potion: Mermaid S.O.S.
Misty, Ellie, and their fellow mermaids are Sisters of the Sea, going on exciting underwater adventures to help their fellow Merfolk and the sea creatures they meet.
Jimmy tries to develop an anti-girl vaccine using a love potion, but things go wrong when Jimmy and his friends are mistakenly exposed to the potion.
Steven Banks, Natasha Sasic, 2003
Love Potion is a story about the redeeming and destructive powers of love that will keep you turning the pages as Harriet takes you on her journey to find herself.
4
The Magic
Potion: A True Fairy Tale with a Happy Ending
This tale is based on a true story and was written for my son and his family.
Doris makes a "like potion" to help her best friend, Beverly, win Jason back from Dina, but Beverly's student teacher drinks it by mistake, and begins smiling at her.
6
The Magical Leaping Lizard
Potion
A fun, "growing up" story with full color illustrations.
7
One Fine
Potion: The Literary Magic of Harry Potter
Argues that J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series is a great work of literature that deserves to be treated with the same respect given to the the Lord of the Rings and the Chronicles of Narnia.
Now she's pregnant, and Paul Cureux is proposing... marriage. Cameron should be jumping for joy. After all, he's the one she's wanted all along. But this is Paul. Her commitment-wary, live-for-the-moment buddy.
Cupid takes up residence in Sweet Valley when the Unicorns try to sell their magic "love potion" at the school fair. Original.
Jamie Suzanne, Francine Pascal, 1993
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Secret of the magic
potion
Betsy's aunt sends her a mysterious potion that has the power to grant wishes but must be used very carefully.
Elizabeth M. Bolton, 1985
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POTION»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
potion is used in the context of the following news items.
Katy Perry: Mad Potion is magic
The 30-year-old singer has several scents to her name, including her latest offering Mad Potion. With notes of vanilla and musk making up the ... «TV3.ie, Jul 15»
Kendall Jenner Gets Cheeky in Makeup Campaign for Estee Lauder …
Of course, she's also showing off the label's high-intensity lip color—the Pure Color Envy Liquid Lip Potion in "Lethal Red," to be precise ($30, ... «Us Magazine, Jul 15»
Regarding public notices, New Orleans' Sewerage & Water Board is …
In the play "Romeo & Juliet," Friar Laurence gives Juliet a potion to help her play dead. Then he sends Romeo a note to let him know it's all just ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
Tristan und Isolde, Festspielhaus, Bayreuth
Her Tristan and Isolde are in love from the start and, when the time comes to drink the love potion, they simply pour it away. At the end, after ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
Travel: The Zetter, London
All this, and the mini-bar is stocked with a secret potion. We obviously couldn't help ourselves… FOOD AND DRINK: We sampled breakfast in ... «Leicester Mercury, Jul 15»
Bringing Back the Dead -- In Memory of Eduardo Galeano
After all, when I flip through my address book -- and yes, I'm old enough to have a "dumb" one filled out with that ancient potion, ink -- it often ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
Two former cops sentenced to death for murder
The Indonesian national had been wearing a talisman and a "love potion" around his waist which were removed by the policemen. «The Star Online, Jul 15»
The Young and the Restless Spoilers: Neilson Y&R Questionnaire …
One of the most ridiculous Y&R plot lines was the love potion HEX Ashley Abbott [Eileen Davidson] created for the Jabot cosmetics line. «Celebrity Dirty Laundry, Jul 15»
The July Book Club Picks Take Us 'A Million Miles Away'
... Bailey twins discover the Masked Man's secret scheme: He possesses a powerful magic potion that turns every book it touches into a portal, ... «Just Jared Jr., Jul 15»
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell - final two episodes - Review
Strange eventually concocts a potion that along with a spell helps him summon The Gentleman and he is able to speak with him. He knows that ... «Three If By Space, Jul 15»
