Meanings
prepositional phrase
alternative like a rat from a sinking ship
- simileQuickly but futilely, away from a failing project.
Translations
Danish rotterne forlader den synkende skude
- rotterne forlader den synkende skudequickly but futilely
Finnish kuin rotat uppoavasta laivasta
- kuin rotat uppoavasta laivastaquickly but futilely
Malay رومه ترباکر، تيکوس هابيس کلوار, رومه ترباکر تيکوس هابيس لاري
- رومه ترباکر، تيکوس هابيس کلوارquickly but futilely
- رومه ترباکر تيکوس هابيس لاريquickly but futilely
- rumah terbakar, tikus habis keluarquickly but futilely
- rumah terbakar tikus habis lariquickly but futilely
Polish jak szczur z tonącego okrętu
- jak szczur z tonącego okrętuquickly but futilely
Cite this entry
APA
like rats from a sinking ship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20rats%20from%20a%20sinking%20ship
MLA
“like rats from a sinking ship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20rats%20from%20a%20sinking%20ship. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “like rats from a sinking ship,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20rats%20from%20a%20sinking%20ship.
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