英语词汇won’t hold water的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	won’t hold water
词源	won’t hold water. Said of an argument that is wrong, that is like a boat with leaks, that won’t bear close inspection. The ex- pression dates back to the 19th century or further.
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