change a flat
idiom
: 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.
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Dan Pompei, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
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, 10 Sep. 2025
Tools attached to the station can change a flat tire, adjust brakes and derailleurs, fill tires with air, assist in changing seat levels and more.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 29 Aug. 2025
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
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
Police said the victims were trying to change a flat tire when they were fatally struck by the truck.
—CBS News, 8 Dec. 2022
Later, Google started serving up videos on how to change a flat tire for such a query; and with A.I., Google is now analyzing videos to give even more specific search results.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 13 July 2022
Alex Murdaugh, 53, who discovered the bodies of his wife and son on June 7, stopped along Old Salkehatchie Road near Varnville, S.C., to change a flat tire early Saturday afternoon.
—Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2021
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Dan Pompei, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
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, 10 Sep. 2025
Tools attached to the station can change a flat tire, adjust brakes and derailleurs, fill tires with air, assist in changing seat levels and more.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 29 Aug. 2025
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
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
Police said the victims were trying to change a flat tire when they were fatally struck by the truck.
—CBS News, 8 Dec. 2022
Later, Google started serving up videos on how to change a flat tire for such a query; and with A.I., Google is now analyzing videos to give even more specific search results.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 13 July 2022
Alex Murdaugh, 53, who discovered the bodies of his wife and son on June 7, stopped along Old Salkehatchie Road near Varnville, S.C., to change a flat tire early Saturday afternoon.
—Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2021
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“Change a flat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/change%20a%20flat. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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