What does oil and water mean?

oil and water

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"We are oil and water. There are few things he and I agree on but I believe we would agree on this."
"[…] second, that the white and red man were oil and water, incapable of safely sharing a landscape."
"Forgiveness and making bargains are oil and water. They don't mix."

oil and water don't mix

oil and water don't mix

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