hold water

İngilizce - Türkçe

hold water teriminin İngilizce Türkçe sözlükte anlamı

{k} geçerli olmak, makul olmak

{k} (deyim) (çoğunlukla olumsuz kullanılır) geçerli olmak,makul olmak

(Fiili Deyim ) 1- su almamak , sızmamak 2- makul olmak , sağlam olmak , inanılmak , tutacak yanı olmak

tutar tarafı olmak

İlgili Terimler

won't hold water

Bkz. hold water

İngilizce - İngilizce

hold water teriminin İngilizce İngilizce sözlükte anlamı

To withstand scrutiny or criticism; to be valid

Young man, he said, upon this point I can only say that your story is grossly improbable. It won't hold water..

(deyim) (of a theory) appear sound

resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc ; "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water"

prove sound or valid, stand up to criticism, seem logical and consistent

İlgili Terimler

hold one's head above water

Alternative form of keep one's head above water

hold one's water

To be patient; to control one's impulses

hold one's water

To hold one's urine

this claim won't hold water

there is no substance to the claim, the claim will be rejected because it has no basis

Heceleme

hold wa·ter

Türkçe nasıl söylenir

hōld wôtır

Telaffuz

/ˈhōld ˈwôtər/ /ˈhoʊld ˈwɔːtɜr/

Etimoloji

[ 'hOld ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English healdan; akin to Old High German haltan to hold, and perhaps to Latin celer rapid, Greek klonos agitation.