说不过去 (shuì) — cannot be justified or explained away; unreasonable; unacceptable
Definition
A chengyu-like expression used to judge a reason, explanation, or action as 'unjustifiable' or 'won't hold up'. Colloquial equivalent of 说不过去 is 说不过去; often negated as "这样做说不过去" (this can't be justified).
verb
cannot be justified or explained awayunreasonableunacceptable
Examples
- 说不过去，。Nǐ de lǐ yóu shuì, wǒ bù néng jiē shòu.Your reason is unjustifiable; I can't accept it.
- 说不过去，。Zhè yàng zuò shí zài shuì, dà jiā dōu bù mǎn yì.Doing this is really unreasonable; everyone is dissatisfied.
- 说不过去，。Zhè ge jiě shì shuì, nǐ zuì hǎo zài xiǎng xiǎng.This explanation doesn't hold water; you'd better think again.
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