hold water

Other forms: holding water; held water; holds water

Definitions of hold water
  1. verb
    resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
    “This theory won't hold water”
    synonyms: hold up, stand up
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    type of:
    endure, go, hold out, hold up, last, live, live on, survive
    continue to live through hardship or adversity
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