The ship was chronically short of provisions and proved to be a leaky tub barely able to stay afloat.

She was a leaky tub, but what then?

For them it stands for waking up in the cold before sunrise and long hours hauling nets on damp, leaky tubs.

A leaky old tub like that?

It happens that Lucy lives directly upstairs from Syd and her boyfriend, and that Lucy has a leaky tub.

Huh, we'll be lucky to make land in this leaky tub, though we might stand a chance if we bale fast and paddle even faster!

The schooner Toone still contained 15 tons of coal, but was a former prize of the Union fleet and an old leaky tub.

The twins and I talked it over and decided to change form and fly across rather than hail one of those leaky tubs.

Sent us out here in this leaky tub and sent that one out behind to put us to the bottom, 'e did!

Bathrooms had clogged toilets, sinks filled with stagnant water and towels tucked around leaky tubs.