[Daily English Phrases] I got a flat

You were late for work this morning because you had trouble with one of you tires on your car. You´re explaining to your boss why your late.

(someone) got a flat

When you´re talking about cars and driving "a flat" means a flat tire: a tire that the air has come out of.
You can either say that someone "got a flat tire".
I was on time, but then I had to stop because I got a flat tire.
..... or you can just say that they "got a flat"
Would you know how to change the tire if you got a flat?
(real english) 

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