hold water

立つ、理屈に合う

hold water の類語

hold true, have a case, hold up, hold good, stand up, prove true, settle the matter, afford proof of, nail down, prove, make good, determine, establish, be true, demonstrate, bring home to, follow from, be reasonable, prove to be, be logical, remove all doubt, follow, show, hold, figure, remain valid, fix, make out, ascertain, wash, be the case, settle, conform to fact, be truthful, set at rest, hold together, stand the test, prove out, stick together, clinch, make sense, cinch, stand to reason, be consistent, be irrefutable, be demonstrable

例文

• I think your theory does not hold water.
  君の理論は成り立たないと思う。
• Your explanation sounds plausible, but it just doesn't hold water.
  君の説明はもっともらしいが、筋がちっとも通ってない。

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