Meaning of hold water | Babel Free
Equivalents
Dansk
holde vand
Suomi
pitää vettä
Français
tenir la route
Italiano
reggere un ipotesi
Polski
trzymać się kupy
Русский
выде́рживать критику
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.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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