drink the Kool-Aid

Meaning

Verb

To come under the influence of a leader, organization, or movement to the point of believing uncritically in an espoused idea or ideology.

Origin

Referring to the Peoples Temple cult movement, who committed mass suicide in 1978 by drinking a powdered drink mix (believed to be Kool-Aid) laced with cyanide.

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