milk-and-water

“And yet milk-and-water is more likely to agree with you than anything resembling beer,” said Biarne, with a laugh.

It is easy to be brave when fortune is with you--then, the virtue of bravery is of the milk-and-water kind.

"I added a touch of strength and determination to your mild milk-and-water notions, Citizen," snarled Collot spitefully.

The pious papa and the milk-and-water missy rush into each other's arms.

They want no milk-and-water policy, and all they ask is, that the friends at home will back them in the field.