like rats from a sinking ship

English

Alternative forms

• like a rat from a sinking ship

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

like rats from a sinking ship

1. (simile) Quickly but futilely, away from a failing project.

Translations

quickly but futilely

• Malay:

  Jawi: رومه ترباکر، تيکوس هابيس کلوار, رومه ترباکر تيکوس هابيس لاري

  Rumi: rumah terbakar, tikus habis keluar, rumah terbakar tikus habis lari

See also

• abandon ship
• ratmageddon