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
Klemens	KLE-mens (German, Polish)	German, Danish, Swedish, Polish
Jasper	['dʒæspə]
ÉNna	AY-na	Irish
Danihel	-	Biblical Latin
Ewing	['ju:iŋ]
Asim (1)	-	Arabic