Meanings
alternative there is something in the water
- humorousidiomaticThere are so many instances of something unusual, such as in people's behavior, that there must be a common cause.
Our fathers' fathers / Hand-me-downs / The clip for the rounds / Just squeeze, don't choke / The future weeps in the shadow of the gun smoke / There must be something in the water / There must be something in the water / Over and over and over and over again / Violent men meet violent ends
2019, “Something in the Water”, performed by Stray from the Path, UNFD
Origin
From the idea that there is a substance in drinking water which many people have drunk, thus affecting their behavior.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish onkohan vedessä jotain outoa?
- onkohan vedessä jotain outoa?there are so many instances of something unusual that there must be a common cause
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with there must be something in the water
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