doesn't wash
Example Sentences
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Judge Watkins said that doesn’t wash, at least for the anti-immigrant label.
From Washington Times • May 1, 2023
That doesn't wash with Professor Tom Baxter, an expert in hydrogen at the University of Strathclyde.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2022
Somehow, that toy marketing argument just doesn't wash.
From Salon • Jun. 15, 2021
The rain, as long as it doesn’t wash too much away, won’t necessarily make things harder for the crews, though it may slow them down.
From Slate • Nov. 26, 2018
“She doesn’t change her clothes. She doesn’t wash her dishes.”
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
