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like rats from a sinking ship

like rats from a sinking ship prepositional phrase: quickly but futilely, away from a failing project.

Prepositional phrase

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

like rats from a sinking ship meaning in Malay

like rats from a sinking ship in Malay

quickly but futilely
rumah terbakar tikus habis lari

Forms of like rats from a sinking ship

alternative formlike a rat from a sinking ship

Questions about like rats from a sinking ship

What does like rats from a sinking ship mean?
Like rats from a sinking ship means quickly but futilely, away from a failing project.
What is like rats from a sinking ship in Malay?
Like rats from a sinking ship in Malay is rumah terbakar tikus habis lari. See Like rats from a sinking ship meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is like rats from a sinking ship?
Like rats from a sinking ship is a prepositional phrase.

Words near like rats from a sinking ship in the dictionary

  1. like one's life depended on it
  2. like painting the Forth Bridge
  3. like peas and carrots
  4. like peas in a pod
  5. like pigs in clover
  6. like rats from a sinking ship
  7. like rats in a sack
  8. like real
  9. like riding a bike
  10. like robbing a baby
  11. like rolling off a log

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