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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