leak like a sieve
English
Verb
leak like a sieve (third-person singular simple present leaks like a sieve, present participle leaking like a sieve, simple past and past participle leaked like a sieve)
- (simile, informal) To be very leaky.
See also
Further reading
- “leak like a sieve”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “leak like a sieve” (US) / “leak like a sieve” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
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