like a rat up a drainpipe

prepositional phrase

Very rapidly.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. colloquialsimileVery rapidly.

Synonyms & antonyms

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quickly
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APA

like a rat up a drainpipe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20a%20rat%20up%20a%20drainpipe

MLA

“like a rat up a drainpipe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20a%20rat%20up%20a%20drainpipe. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “like a rat up a drainpipe,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20a%20rat%20up%20a%20drainpipe.

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