change a flat

phrase

: to replace a flat tire with one that is not flat
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Once, he was called to change a flat tire on the side of the Schuylkill Expressway. Dan Pompei, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026 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 According to the Medical Examiner’s Office, the victim pulled over onto the side of eastbound state Route 78, west of Emerald Drive, to change a flat tire. City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2023 Police said the victims were trying to change a flat tire when they were fatally struck by the truck. CBS News, 8 Dec. 2022

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“Change a flat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/change%20a%20flat. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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