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
Edward	['edwəd]
Enid	['i:nid]
Minnie	MIN-ee	English
Sylvie	seel-VEE	French
Gustav	GOO-stahf (German)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
Damir	DAH-meer (Croatian, Serbian)	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene