KK58

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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