does not hold water(1) This argument just does not hold water. 2) It is a theory that has been argued about for ages, and connections between between Finnish and Japanese have been investigated for ages. None of them hold water. There is no connection between Finnish and Japanese, at least none that we can ever determine using scientific methods. ART Vancouver)
keep one's distance("He always kept his distance and did not molest me in any way, but still it certainly was very odd." – Sir Arthur Conan DoyleART Vancouver)
