milk-and-water

milk-and-water
milk-and-water [milk′ən wôt′ər]
adj.
insipid; weak; wishy-washy; namby-pamby

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milk-and-wa·ter (mĭlk'ən-wôʹtər, -wŏtʹər) adj.
Insipid; weak; wishy-washy.

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