"Young man," he said, "upon this point I can only say that your story is grossly improbable. It won't hold water."
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Hold water
Synonyms for "hold water" (48 found)
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afford proof ofascertainbe consistentbe demonstrablebe irrefutablebe logicalbe reasonablebe the casebe truebe truthful
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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.
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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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