change a (flat) tire
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: to replace a flat tire with one that is not flat
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The guide was filled with travel information like maps, how to change a tire, where to get gas, and, yes, a listing of places to eat or take shelter for the night.
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Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
Kids can change a tire and perform maintenance on a pretend car.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 22 July 2024
On a clear spring afternoon, waiting for her father to change a flat tire on the way home from church, Annabelle wandered into the street and was tragically killed by a hit-and-run driver.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2023
Investigators found that a passenger vehicle was parked on the right shoulder and its occupants were outside of it trying to change a flat tire.
—Staff Report, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
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Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
Kids can change a tire and perform maintenance on a pretend car.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 22 July 2024
On a clear spring afternoon, waiting for her father to change a flat tire on the way home from church, Annabelle wandered into the street and was tragically killed by a hit-and-run driver.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2023
Investigators found that a passenger vehicle was parked on the right shoulder and its occupants were outside of it trying to change a flat tire.
—Staff Report, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
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“Change a (flat) tire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/change%20a%20%28flat%29%20tire. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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