like rats in a sack

prepositional phrase

Engaged in vicious combat or dispute.

“A Labour shadow minister has accused Tory leadership candidates Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak of “fighting each other like rats in a sack” while households are worrying about how to pay bills amid a cost of living crisis.”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. UKsimileEngaged in vicious combat or dispute.

    A Labour shadow minister has accused Tory leadership candidates Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak of “fighting each other like rats in a sack” while households are worrying about how to pay bills amid a cost of living crisis.

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “like rats in a sack,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20rats%20in%20a%20sack.

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