won't hold water

to be inadequate, insubstantial, or ill-conceived. Sorry, your ideas won't hold water. Nice try, though. The prosecution's case wouldn't hold water, so the defendant was released.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Xanthe	-	Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Joso	-	Croatian
Merrill	['merəl]
Audsley	['ɔ:dzli]
Sappho	SAF-o (English)	Ancient Greek
Kunti	-	Hinduism