will not wash

if an excuse or an argument will not wash, people will not believe it or accept it (often + with ) That story about missing the last bus won't wash with me, young lady!

See wash dirty laundry in public

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Khajag	-	Armenian
Sharise	-	English (Rare)
Suzette	soo-ZET	French
BoŽO	BO-zho	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Hebe	HEE-bee (English)	Greek Mythology
Mcginnis	[mə'ginis]