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there is something in the water

there is something in the water is the alternative form of there must be something in the water.

Meaning of there must be something in the water

Phrase

there must be something in the water

  1. (humorous, idiomatic) There 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 ends2019, “Something in the Water”, performed by Stray from the Path, UNFD

Questions about there is something in the water

What is there is something in the water the alternative form of?
There is something in the water is the alternative form of there must be something in the water.

Words near there is something in the water in the dictionary

  1. there is no war in Ba Sing Se
  2. there is nothing more permanent than a temporary solution
  3. there is nothing new under the sun
  4. there is reason in the roasting of eggs
  5. there is safety in numbers
  6. there is something in the water
  7. there is something rotten in the state of Denmark
  8. there is something to be said for
  9. there is strength in numbers
  10. there is the rub
  11. there isn't any easy way to say this

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