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not hold water

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not hold water

to not seem to be true or reasonable. That argument isn't likely to hold water with my father! A lot of the stuff I believed in when I was 17 just doesn't hold water today.

Related vocabulary: hold up

Etymology: based on the idea of a bucket or container that is suitable for holding water

See also: hold, water

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Other birds, said Solomon, omitted to line their nests with mud, and as a result they did not hold water. The Little White Bird by Barrie, James Matthew View in context Other birds, said Solomon, omitted to line their nests with mud, and as a result they did not hold water. Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by Barrie, James Matthew View in context More results

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