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can’t be justified; impossible to defend; unable to stand one's ground; (What you said) doesn't hold water.

zhàn bu zhù jiǎo

站 不 住 脚

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slcan’t be justified; impossible to defend; unable to stand one's ground; (What you said) doesn't hold water.
- méi yǒu shū miàn zhèng jù jiù zhàn bu zhù jiǎo
  没有书面证据就站不住脚。
  Without written evidence, we don't have a leg to stand on.
- zhè ge lùn diǎn shì zhàn bu zhù jiǎo de
  这个论点是站不住脚的。
  Clearly the argument is infirm.

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