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like dishwater

informal disapproving

Definition

describes a drink or liquid that is unpleasant because it contains too much water and has very little flavour: This soup/tea tastes like dishwater.Flavours and tastesNot pleasant to eat or drink
(Definition of like dishwater from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)