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
Wolfe	[wulf]
Bart	BAHRT	English, Dutch
Morwenna	-	Cornish, Welsh
Prabhu	-	Hinduism, Tamil, Indian, Kannada
Cathryn	['kæθrin]
Keira	-	English (Modern)