milk and water

milk and water
  I. n phr
   "вoдa", чтo-л. пуcтoe, бeccoдepжaтeльнoe (нaпp., жизнь, paзгoвop, книгa и т. п.)
    I can't live this life of milk and water. I must get excited somehow - or I shall burst (H. G. Wells). 'Mystic need of worship!' 'Unknowable power for good!' Words, words, words! Milk and water (S. Lewis)
   II.. adj phr (тж. milk-and-water)
   бeзвoльный, бecxapaктepный
    'And all the time,' said Tuppence, '... it was that milk and water creature we just thought of as Betty's mother.' 'Hardly milk and water,' said Mr. Grant. 'A very dangerous woman and a very clever actress' (A. Christie) You're soft and all milk and water - you've no real blood (S. Chaplin)

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  • milk-and-water — [milk′ən wôt′ər] adj. insipid; weak; wishy washy; namby pamby …   English World dictionary

  • milk-and-water — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : lacking in vigor and richness : weak, insipid, wishy washy milk and water poetry …   Useful english dictionary

  • milk-and-water — /mɪlk n ˈwɔtə/ (say milk n wawtuh) adjective weak or insipid; wishy washy …  

  • milk-and-water — adjective Date: 1753 weak, insipid …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • milk-and-water — weak, watered down, diluted …   English contemporary dictionary

  • milk-and-water — adjective feeble; ineffective …   English new terms dictionary

  • milk-and-wa|ter — «MIHLK uhn W tuhr, WOT uhr», adjective. weak or insipid, like milk diluted with water; wishy washy …   Useful english dictionary

  • Some constituents of human colostrum, transitional, and mature milk and of cow's milk — ▪ Table Some constituents of human colostrum, transitional, and mature milk and of cow s milk (average values per 100 millilitres whole milk) colostrum (1–5 days) transitional (6–14 days) mature (after 14 days) cow s milk energy, kcal* 58  74 … …   Universalium

  • milk — n. & v. n. 1 an opaque white fluid secreted by female mammals for the nourishment of their young. 2 the milk of cows, goats, or sheep as food. 3 the milklike juice of plants, e.g. in the coconut. 4 a milklike preparation of herbs, drugs, etc.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Milk — n. & v. n. 1 an opaque white fluid secreted by female mammals for the nourishment of their young. 2 the milk of cows, goats, or sheep as food. 3 the milklike juice of plants, e.g. in the coconut. 4 a milklike preparation of herbs, drugs, etc.… …   Useful english dictionary


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