站不住脚 meaning in English
have not a leg to stand on; be done for; be untenable; cannot be justified; cannot hold one's ground; cannot hold water; (what you said) doesn't hold water.; groundless; ill-founded; ill-grounded; impossible to defend; unable to consolidate one's position; unable to get a footing; unable to stand [maintain] one's ground 短语和例子
Examples
- The pretext was weak, even fishy .
借口是站不住脚的，甚至是可疑的。 - I'm afraid that argument doesn't hold water .
恐怕那个论点是站不住脚的。 - This idea had proved untenable .
这种想法后来证明是站不住脚的。 - It is indefensible as a sport .
作为一种运动，这是站不住脚的。 - He has n't a leg to stand for this theory of his .
他的这种理论是站不住脚的。