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
Kirabo	-	Eastern African, Ganda
Nestor	NES-tor (English)	Greek Mythology, Russian
Stanka	-	Slovene, Croatian, Bulgarian
Pascaline	-	French
Kaan	-	Turkish
Itsaso	-	Basque