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Hold water

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To withstand scrutiny or criticism; to be valid. idiomatic

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

  2. 2
    resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc. wordnet

Etymology

Possibly from Jeremiah 2:13.

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