"leak like a sieve" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: leaks like a sieve [present, singular, third-person], leaking like a sieve [participle, present], leaked like a sieve [participle, past], leaked like a sieve [past]
Head templates: {{en-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)
  1. (simile, informal) To be very leaky. Tags: informal Related terms: mind like a sieve
    Sense id: en-leak_like_a_sieve-en-verb-fvWZVToK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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        "To be very leaky."
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        "(simile, informal) To be very leaky."
      ],
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      ],
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        "To be very leaky."
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