Meaning of hold water | Babel Free

Definitions

To withstand scrutiny or criticism; to be valid.

idiomatic

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Examples

“"Young man," he said, "upon this point I can only say that your story is grossly improbable. It won't hold water."”

“At the parlay, Tyrion also tries to claim Tywin’s murder was self-defense, which holds some water, and despite Jaime’s anger, I suspect he can see it from that side.”

“So the argument that we can keep them ‘addicted’ holds no water. They want American chips right now for one simple reason: They are behind in the A.I. race and this will help them catch up while they build their own chip capabilities.”

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