leaky bucket

Frequency: 5.53.1 per million words

a bucket that has a hole and loses its contents

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Examples (20)

  • We can't carry water from the well in this old leaky bucket.
  • The old house had a leaky bucket catching drips from the ceiling.
  • The old farmer used a leaky bucket to give the chickens just a little water at a time.
  • His budget was like a leaky bucket, with money constantly slipping away.
  • Trying to fix the company's finances without addressing the core issues is like filling a leaky bucket.
  • They tried to collect rainwater, but their leaky bucket made it difficult.
  • She placed another container under the leaky bucket to catch the drips.
  • Despite all efforts, their marketing strategy proved to be a leaky bucket for leads.
  • Our sales funnel has become a leaky bucket, losing customers at every stage.
  • She used a leaky bucket to water the garden, losing half the water on the way.
  • The programmer described the memory leak as a digital leaky bucket slowly draining resources.
  • The company's customer retention was a leaky bucket, losing clients as fast as they acquired them.
  • He patched the rusty, leaky bucket with sealant before painting it.
  • Don't try to fill a leaky bucket; fix the hole first.
  • A business that constantly loses employees has a leaky bucket problem with its talent pool.
  • Investing in that project was like pouring money into a leaky bucket.
  • All he had to bail out the boat was a small, leaky bucket.
  • The manager realized their process was a leaky bucket after reviewing the inefficiencies.
  • The government's aid program was criticized for being a leaky bucket, with funds disappearing before reaching the intended recipients.
  • He carried a leaky bucket of water, leaving a trail behind him.