rats leave a sinking ship
1like rats deserting a sinking ship — phrase in a hurry to leave when problems develop Thesaurus: to leave a club, organization or groupsynonym club membership and joining a club, organization or grouphyponym Main entry: rat …
2(like rats) deserting a sinking ship — (like rats) deserting/leaving a sinking ˈship f21 idiom (humorous, disapproving) used to talk about people who leave an organization, a company, etc. that is having difficulties, without caring about the people who are left Main entry: ↑sinkidiom …
3(like rats) leaving a sinking ship — (like rats) deserting/leaving a sinking ˈship f21 idiom (humorous, disapproving) used to talk about people who leave an organization, a company, etc. that is having difficulties, without caring about the people who are left Main entry: ↑sinkidiom …
4like rats deserting a sinking ship — in a hurry to leave when problems develop …
5like a rat deserting a sinking ship — If people leave a company because they know that it s about to have serious problems, or turn their back on a person about to be in a similar situation, they are said to be like rats deserting a sinking ship …
6like a rat deserting a sinking ship — If people leave a company because they know that it s about to have serious problems, or turn their back on a person about to be in a similar situation, they are said to be like rats deserting a sinking ship. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
7Like a rat deserting a sinking ship — If people leave a company because they know that it s about to have serious problems, or turn their back on a person about to be in a similar situation, they are said to be like rats deserting a sinking ship …
8rats — Regarded as uncannily intelligent, hostile to humanity, dirty, and destructive. They are supposed to foresee the destruction of any house or ship they are living in, and to abandon it; hence the proverbial saying that rats leave a sinking ship …
9rat — rat1 [ræt] n [: Old English; Origin: rAt] 1.) an animal that looks like a large mouse with a long tail 2.) spoken someone who has been disloyal to you or deceived you ▪ But you promised to help us, you rat! 3.) look like a drowned rat to look… …
10rat — rat1 [ ræt ] noun count ** 1. ) an animal like a large mouse with a long tail: The house was infested with rats. diseases spread by rats rat poison 2. ) INFORMAL someone who is not loyal or who tricks you like rats deserting a sinking ship in a… …
