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hold water
idiom
C2
If a reason, argument, or explanation holds water, it is true: 站得住脚，属实
Her alibi just didn't hold water.她的不在场证据根本站不住脚。
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hold water | American Dictionary
hold water
idiom
to seem to be true or reasonable:
The jury convicted her because her story just didn’t hold water.
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