leak like a sieve

verb

To be very leaky.

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Meanings

verbleak 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)

present singular third person leaks like a sieve · participle present leaking like a sieve · participle past leaked like a sieve · past leaked like a sieve

  1. informalsimileTo be very leaky.
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APA

leak like a sieve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leak%20like%20a%20sieve

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leak like a sieve,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leak%20like%20a%20sieve.

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