Another common expression, "to hold water," is about the strength or weakness of an idea or opinion that you may be arguing about.

另一个常见的表达是to hold water(站得住脚；合情合理)，事关一个想法、观点或论点有力与否。

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A common expression used to describe the functions of the OECD.

被用来描述OECD职能的一般表述。

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Nancy:This is a really common expression, and not just in golf, it means to be very successful.

这个其实是个非常常用的句子，不光是用在高尔夫中。

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Another common expression, to hold water, is about the strength or weakness of an idea,opinion or argument.

VOA: special.2009.05.10

The technical expression of that in philosophy is common knowledge, which I can never spell, so I'm going to wing it.

在哲学上叫做共同知识,我不知道拼写对不对,我看一下

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Word expert James Rogers says the expression was common by the late nineteen seventies.

VOA: special.2010.07.25

The Conference agenda include the development of strategies of lobbying the African Union, the ECOWAS, Southern African Development Community (SADCC) and other inter-state bodies to reform laws obstructing free speech and expression, and discussions of ways to develop proposals for common legal standards for free expression legislation in Africa.

UNESCO: Communication and Information

Public space, the common area for culture and expression that had been so circumscribed in my childhood, has now been vastly expanded.

NEWYORKER: Days of Rage

They lie at the heart of our action to support quality education for every child and adult, to examine the ethical questions raised by global developments, to harness the power of science for the common good and to defend the freedoms of information and expression.

UNESCO: DIRECTOR-GENERAL'S MESSAGE FOR THE DAY