to hold water

English - Turkish

Definition of to hold water in English Turkish dictionary: {k} geçerli olmak, makul olmak
to water: su etmek
hold water: {k} (deyim) (çoğunlukla olumsuz kullanılır) geçerli olmak,makul olmak
hold water: (Fiili Deyim ) 1- su almamak , sızmamak 2- makul olmak , sağlam olmak , inanılmak , tutacak yanı olmak
hold water: tutar tarafı olmak
to water: harelemek
to water: suvarmak

English - English

Definition of to hold water in English English dictionary: To withstand scrutiny or criticism; to be valid
Young man, he said, upon this point I can only say that your story is grossly improbable. It won't hold water..; (deyim) (of a theory) appear sound; resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc ; "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water"; prove sound or valid, stand up to criticism, seem logical and consistent
to water: irrigate

to hold water

Hyphenation

to hold wa·ter

tı hōld wôtır

/tə ˈhōld ˈwôtər/ /tə ˈhoʊld ˈwɔːtɜr/

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