Idiom Breakdown

there must be something in the water

/[-ɾəɹ] / /ðɛəɹ mʌst bi ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈwɔtəɹ/ / /ðɛə mʌst biː ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈwɔːtə//

HUMOROUS Water

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Definition

There are so many instances of something unusual, such as in people's behavior, that there must be a common cause.

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From the idea that there is a substance in drinking water which many people have drunk, thus affecting their behavior.

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"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"

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