An excuse that looks as if it would not stand up under questioning: “His story won’t ________.”
| HOLD WATER | 741 |
| HOLD UP | 86 |
| STAND UP | 45 |
| HOLD | 19 |
| STAND | 15 |
| HOLD TOGETHER | 11 |
| JIBE | 11 |
| STAND UP IN COURT | 11 |
| STICK | 10 |
| HANG TOGETHER | 9 |
| GO | 6 |
| STICK TOGETHER | 6 |
| PASS | 5 |
| DO | 4 |
| JIVE | 4 |
| STAND A CHANCE | 4 |
| BEAR WATER | 3 |
| CARRY WATER | 3 |
| GO OVER | 3 |
| HOLD SHUCKS | 3 |
| IS FLIMSY | 3 |
| IS FULL OF HOLES | 3 |
| LAST | 3 |
| NR | 3 |
| STAND ALONE | 3 |
| STAND IN COURT | 3 |
| WORK | 3 |
| BEAR LOOKING INTO | 2 |
| BEAR UP | 2 |
| HOLD UP UNDER WATER | 2 |
| HOLD WATER UP | 2 |
| JELL | 2 |
| PASS THE TEST | 2 |
| SOUNDS FISHY | 2 |
| STAND THE TEST | 2 |
| STAND WATER | 2 |
| WASH | 2 |
| BE CONSIDERED | 1 |
| BE RECOGNIZED | 1 |
| BE WORTH FOOLING WITH | 1 |
| BEAR ANY TRUTH | 1 |
| BEAR BEANS | 1 |
| BEAR EXAMINATION | 1 |
| BEAR GOOD FRUIT | 1 |
| BEAR GROUND | 1 |
| BEAR INSPECTION | 1 |
| BEAR IT OUT | 1 |
| BEAR THE LIGHT | 1 |
| BEAR THE LIGHT OF DAY | 1 |
| BEAR WEIGHT | 1 |
| BEAR WITNESS | 1 |
| CARRY | 1 |
| CARRY ANY WEIGHT | 1 |
| COME OUT TRUE | 1 |
| CONVINCE | 1 |
| CO-OPERATE | 1 |
| CORRESPOND | 1 |
| COUNT | 1 |
| DOESN’T GIVE | 1 |
| DOESN’T JELL | 1 |
| DOESN’T JIBE | 1 |
| DON’T HAVE ANY WEIGHT | 1 |
| DON’T HAVE NO LEGS TO STAND ON | 1 |
| DON’T MATCH | 1 |
| FELL APART | 1 |
| FIT SO WELL | 1 |
| FOOL ANYBODY | 1 |
| FULL OF HOLES | 1 |
| GEE-HAW | 1 |
| GET BY | 1 |
| GET FAR AS THE CORNER | 1 |
| GET HIM ANYWHERE | 1 |
| GET TO FIRST BASE | 1 |
| GO THROUGH | 1 |
| GO TOGETHER | 1 |
| HAS A SNOWBALL’S CHANCE | 1 |
| HAVE A LEG TO STAND ON | 1 |
| HE LIED AND I DON’T BELIEVE HIM | 1 |
| HELP | 1 |
| HELP HIM ANY | 1 |
| HOLD AIR | 1 |
| HOLD ANY WATER | 1 |
| “HOLD ANY WATER, IT’S FULL OF HOLES” | 1 |
| HOLD GOOD | 1 |
| HOLD MUCH GROUND | 1 |
| HOLD UP IN ANY COURT | 1 |
| HOLD UP IN COURT | 1 |
| IS A BIT WEAK | 1 |
| IS FULL OF LOOPHOLES | 1 |
| IS HOLEY AS A SIEVE | 1 |
| IS KIND OF FLIMSY | 1 |
| IS LIKE A SIEVE | 1 |
| IS NO GOOD | 1 |
| IS PHONY | 1 |
| IS QUESTIONABLE | 1 |
| IS TOO FLIMSY | 1 |
| IS TOO THIN TO SCATTER | 1 |
| IS TOO THIN TO SMEAR | 1 |
| IS WEAK | 1 |
| IS WISHY-WASHY | 1 |
| JIBE WITH THE FACTS | 1 |
| MAKE IT | 1 |
| MAKE SENSE | 1 |
| NEEDS SOME PROPS | 1 |
| PAN OUT | 1 |
| PASS INSPECTION | 1 |
| PASS MUSTER | 1 |
| PRETTY SHAKY | 1 |
| PROVE OUT | 1 |
| RING TRUE | 1 |
| SOUND TRUE | 1 |
| STAND A GHOST OF A CHANCE | 1 |
| STAND A PRAYER | 1 |
| STAND INSPECTION | 1 |
| STAND THE LIGHT | 1 |
| STAND THE LIGHT OF DAY | 1 |
| STAND UP AT ALL | 1 |
| STAND UP ON THE PROOF | 1 |
| STAND UP UNDER PRESSURE | 1 |
| STAND UP UNDER WATER | 1 |
| STAY TOGETHER | 1 |
| TAKE | 1 |
| TAKE IT | 1 |
| TALLY | 1 |
| TEST OUT | 1 |
| WALK | 1 |
| WAS FISHY | 1 |
| WEAK | 1 |
| WENT TO PIECES | 1 |
| WOULD HOLD WATER LIKE A SIEVE | 1 |
| YOU CAN SEE THROUGH HIS STORY | 1 |
| YOU’D SHOOT IT FULL OF HOLES | 1 |
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