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poor as a rat

poor as a rat adjective: synonym of poor as a church mouse.

Adjective

(as) poor as a rat

  1. (idiomatic, simile) Synonym of poor as a church mouse.

Synonyms of poor as a rat

Questions about poor as a rat

What does poor as a rat mean?
Poor as a rat means synonym of poor as a church mouse.
What part of speech is poor as a rat?
Poor as a rat is an adjective.

Words near poor as a rat in the dictionary

  1. pooquaw
  2. pooquaws
  3. poor
  4. poor as a barber's cat
  5. poor as a church mouse
  6. poor as a rat
  7. poor as Job
  8. poor as Job's turkey
  9. poor box
  10. poor boxes
  11. poor boy

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