Hold water

If a reason, argument, or explanation holds water, it is true. 站得住腳，屬實. Her alibi just didn't hol...

Hold water字面是「不讓水漏出來」。引申為一個人提出的理由、所說的話是確實的，站得住腳的。老外常說："That excuse simply doesn' ...

It seems that this argument may not hold water because unless all the people of Hong Kong are not...

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