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like rats from a sinking ship

prep_phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

Quickly but futilely, away from a failing project.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: simile

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Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: rotterne forlader den synkende skude — quickly but futilely
  • Finnish: kuin rotat uppoavasta laivasta — quickly but futilely
  • Malay: رومه ترباکر، تيکوس هابيس کلوار — quickly but futilely
  • Malay: رومه ترباکر تيکوس هابيس لاري — quickly but futilely
  • Malay: rumah terbakar, tikus habis keluar — quickly but futilely
  • Malay: rumah terbakar tikus habis lari — quickly but futilely
  • Polish: jak szczur z tonącego okrętu — quickly but futilely