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Discover Ludwig"like a sieve" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is often used as a metaphor to describe something that is full of holes or leaks easily. Example: "Her memory was like a sieve, she couldn't remember anything for more than a few seconds."
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BlackBerry 10 is leaky like a sieve: we've seen what is likely the first hardware, and developer previews have shown off the UI on video over and over for a while now.
It's interference as usual, letting civil servants ring up to recruit likely lads and lasses, constructing a shortlist to best advantage and leaking like a sieve.
They think Congress leaks like a sieve.
The investigating commission began leaking like a sieve.
Plain and simple, Rome's aqueduct is leaking like a sieve.
Quantitative particle exclusion assays confirm this prediction and show that the PCM acts like a sieve.
The kidneys act like a sieve in filtering the blood, with waste excreted as urine.
My mother, a boomer, drinks hard liquor and wine like a sieve.
The England management once leaked like a sieve but it is pretty much watertight now.
Unlike the watertight special counsel's office, Congress is known to leak like a sieve.
It is hard to come to sensible decisions when the cabinet leaks like a sieve.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com