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hold water |
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not hold water if an opinion or a statement does not hold water, it can be shown to be wrong Most of the arguments put forward by our opponents simply do not hold water. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Other birds, said Solomon, omitted to line their nests with mud, and as a result they did not hold water. Other birds, said Solomon, omitted to line their nests with mud, and as a result they did not hold water. There were also vessels of willow and grass, so closely wrought as to hold water, and a seine neatly made with meshes, in the ordinary manner, of the fibres of wild flax or nettle. |
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