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  What it means

  Literally “to make water out of [someone’s] brain.” It means to completely confuse someone, gaslight them, or fill their head with contradictory information until they cannot think clearly or act sensibly. It suggests a deliberate effort to distort someone’s sense of reality.

  Vocabulary

  • woda — water
  • mózg — brain
  • mącić — to cloud / disturb

  Grammar note

  'Z' (from/out of) requires the genitive case, so 'mózg' becomes 'mózgu'.

  Cultural context

  This is often used about aggressive advertising, political propaganda, or toxic relationships where one person repeatedly confuses another.

  Intermediate

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