hold water

动词 hold water:

1. resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
   同义词：stand up, hold up

1. His opinion doesn't hold water.
   他的说法站不住。
2. Prohibition may be a dispute theory, but none can complain that it do not hold water.
   禁酒法可能是一则有待商榷的理论，但谁也不能埋怨它有漏洞(说不通)。
3. Miller is a dishonest person.His words can't hold water.
   米勒是个不诚实的人，他的话经不起验证。
4. Several of his suggestions about changes in the government simply don't hold water.
   他有关政府改革的意见中有几条简直是站不住脚的。