hold water
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Your suggestion of sailing across the Atlantic in winter doesn't hold water.
Другие идиомы:
- hold (something) against (someone)
- hold (someone) down
- have a hold on (someone)
- hold all the aces
- hold over (something)
- hold all the cards
- hold one's end of the bargain up
- hold one's head up
- hold one's own (in an argument)
- hold off
- hold all the trumps
- hold out for (something)
- hold (someone's) attention
- hold one's fire
- hold (someone's) hand