hold water
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Your suggestion of sailing across the Atlantic in winter doesn't hold water.
Другие идиомы:
- hold (someone) hostage
- hold out for (something)
- hold on to (someone or something)
- hold down a job
- hold out (one's hand)
- hold (something) back
- hold (someone's) attention
- hold true
- hold the fort
- hold down (someone or something)
- hold one's peace
- hold one's tongue
- hold (someone) in high regard
- hold one's own (in an argument)
- hold good