English Explanatory Dictionary

oil and water don't mix

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. Black people and white people should not form relationships; an admonition against interracial relationships.
  2. Some people, things, or characteristics do not go together.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see oil, water, don't, mix.

Word forms

oil and water don't mix
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