hold water

Part of speech: 2v.

（理论、计划等）证明正确合理, 说得通, （容器）不漏水

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Part of speech: 2v.

（理论、计划等）证明正确合理, 说得通, （容器）不漏水

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hold true hold true hold up hold up holdup holdup hold up as an example hold up as an example hold up by the chin hold up by the chin holdup hook

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