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Meanings of hold water in inglês

Resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.

Usage of hold water in inglês
1
They were also good containers to hold water and feed for horses.
The Shelters of Stone
2
But until we understand that picture of yours, it doesn't hold water.
Timescape
3
But there was a chance one or two might still hold water.
Faerie Wars
4
So when I put it all together, it just doesn't hold water.
Ebony
5
They have requisitioned every utensil that will hold water in the village.
Under Wellington's Command: A Tale of the Peninsular War
6
Show me one piece of evidence that your theory can hold water.
Shutter Island
7
It does not hold water, and is never wet in any weather.
A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains
8
They are all tanks; and, of course, they are to hold water.
Across India; Or, Live Boys in the Far East
9
You are like all women-youthink the cracked vase will hold water.
The Mating of Lydia
10
He had woven these so carefully that they would almost hold water.
An American Robinson Crusoe
11
These things may hold water, but they can't hold men and women.
Myths and Legends of Our Own Land — Volume 07 : Along the Rocky ...
12
I don't think that plan of yours will hold water, Phil.
The open door and The portrait
13
But that argument does not hold water for America and Japan.
Reuters
14
It could not stand, could not hold water; the bottom would be out.
Lincoln; An Account of his Personal Life, Especially of its Spri...
15
He frowned as he realized she had no alibis that would hold water.
By reason of insanity
16
So we put on chalk to hold water, and keep the ground moist.
Madam How and Lady Why; Or, First Lessons in Earth Lore for Chil...
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Hold water through the time
Hold water across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common