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milk-and-waterenUK
milk-and-wa·ter (mĭlk′ən-wô′tər, -wŏt′ər)adj. Insipid; weak; wishy-washy.milk-and-water adj (milk and water when postpositive) weak, feeble, or insipid Translationsmilk-and-waterenUK
milk-and-waterold-fashioned Weak, insipid, and/or lacking strength or determination. They accused him of having only milk-and-water policies that wouldn't upset either party. The studio refused to let me make anything but a milk-and-water version of the documentary.milk and water feeble, insipid, or mawkish.See also: and, milk, water |