Examples of 'spring a leak' in a sentence

Meaning of "spring a leak"

spring a leak: This phrase is used to describe the sudden escape of a liquid or gas through an unintended opening or hole in a container or structure. It is often associated with situations involving leaks in plumbing, roofs, boats, or pipelines. When something "springs a leak," it means that there is a breach or rupture leading to an outflow of the contained substance.
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  • To begin to leak.

How to use "spring a leak" in a sentence

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Hydraulic lines may spring a leak or burst.
To spring a leak in the bilge.
So his hose just happens to spring a leak.
To spring a leak.
Hardly any of his patients ever spring a leak.
You will spring a leak.
I hope this boat you found does not spring a leak.
Did she spring a leak and get deflated?
I do not want to spring a leak.
You two spring a leak or something?
Or you are gonna spring a leak.
And every one of those joints would have the potential to spring a leak.
We did not spring a leak.
Because of some inherited flaw, the valves may spring a leak.
Hey, did I spring a leak or something?

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You better run for cover or you will spring a leak.
Every business will someday face adversity, just as every boat will eventually spring a leak.
The system has no components with buoyancy which might spring a leak during operation.
Listen, you better run for cover or you are gonna spring a leak.
If your water heater is older than 10 years, it can spring a leak at any time.
Soon as the kids gain a shred of independence, the old folks spring a leak.
Oh, I thought you had left. What, you two spring a leak or something?
Sometimes, despite your best maintenance efforts, your roof might spring a leak.
Every time a baby cries, she will spring a leak.
May your radishes be large and not pithy, may your drip irrigation never spring a leak.
Although, if the jar were to suddenly spring a leak.
Yet even a well-maintained roof may spring a leak.
Follow with the camera, I do not wanna spring a leak.
I thought it was tight . - You will spring a leak.
Keep your fingers crossed, 99, and hope the Chief does not spring a leak before we make it.
Just making sure I didn't spring a leak.
We have got work to do. - I thought it was tight. - You will spring a leak.

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