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not hold water |
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not hold water 1. Lit. [of a container] not able to contain water without leaking. This old wading pool won't hold water any longer. 2. Fig. not able to be proved; not correct or true. Jack's story won't hold water. It sounds too unlikely. The police's theory will not hold water. The suspect has an ironclad alibi. 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 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. |
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