LIKE RATS LEAVING A SINKING SHIP

Meaning of LIKE RATS LEAVING A SINKING SHIP in English

behaving in a manner so as to save oneself before it is too late

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LIKE RATS LEAVING A SINKING SHIP — как крысы с корабля
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SINKING — (Verb) pagkalunod
English-Visayan vocabulary
RATS — interjection Date: 1886 — used to express disappointment, frustration, or disgust
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHIP — I. ˈship noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English schip, ship, from Old English scip; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RATS — I. plural of rat present third singular of rat II. ˈrats interjection Etymology: from plural of rat (I) — used …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIKE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SINKING — present part of sink
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-SHIP — ˌship noun suffix ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English -schipe, -shipe, -ship, from Old English -scipe; akin to Old Frisian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEAVING — ˈlēviŋ, -vēŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English leving, from gerund of leven to leave : something left : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SINKING — () a. & n. from Sink.
Английский словарь Webster
SINKING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sink
Английский словарь Webster
LEAVING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Leave
Английский словарь Webster
LEAVING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Leave
Английский словарь Webster
SINKING — a. & n. from Sink.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SINKING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Sink
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LEAVING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Leave
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LEAVING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Leave
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHIP — — shipless , adj. — shiplessly , adv. /ship/ , n. , v. , shipped, shipping . n. 1. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIKE — like 1 — liker , n. /luyk/ , adj., ( Poetic ) liker, likest , prep., adv., conj., n., v., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LEAVING — /lee"ving/ , n. 1. something that is left; residue. 2. leavings , leftovers or remains; refuse. [ 1300-50; ME leving. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SINKING — adj. falling down below the surface; moving to a lower level; falling, descending; sloping downward; penetrating, permeating
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SINKING — v. submerge, fall down below the surface (especially in water); move down to a lower level; invest; fall, descend; slope …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SINKING — n. descent; gradual decline or fall; uneasy or apprehensive feeling
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
RATS — interj. darn!, rot!, shucks! (cry of disappointment or disgust)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LEAVING — n. act of leaving; something which is left; remainder, residue
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SHIP — I. ˈship noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scip; akin to Old High German skif ship …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-SHIP — Etymology: Middle English, from Old English -scipe; akin to Old High German -scaft -ship, Old English scieppan to shape — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RATS — interjection Date: 1886 — used to express disappointment, frustration, or disgust
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SINKING — adj & ·noun from sink. 2. sinking ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of sink.
Webster English vocab
SHIP — noun pay; reward. 2. ship ·vi to embark on a ship. 3. ship ·noun any large seagoing vessel. 4. ship …
Webster English vocab
LIKE — adj likely; probably. 2. like ·adj in a like or similar manner. 3. like ·vi to be pleased; to choose. …
Webster English vocab
LEAVING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of leave. 2. leaving ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of leave.
Webster English vocab
RATS — informal expressing mild annoyance. → rat
Concise Oxford English vocab
SHIP — [ship] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE scip; akin to OHG skif ship] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a large seagoing …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RATS — [rats] interj (1890)--used to express disappointment, frustration, or disgust
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHIP
Britannica English vocabulary
LEAVING — leaving BrE AmE ˈliːv ɪŋ ▷ leaving|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHIP — / ʃɪp; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun a large boat that carries people or goods by sea : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RATS — / ræts; NAmE / exclamation ( informal ) used to show that you are annoyed about sth : Rats! I …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIKE — / laɪk; NAmE / preposition , verb , conjunction , noun , adjective , adverb ■ preposition 1. similar to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHIP — I. ship 1 S2 W2 /ʃɪp/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: scip ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RATS — rats /ræts/ BrE AmE interjection informal used to show annoyance: Rats! I forgot to buy any bread.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIKE — I. like 1 S1 W1 /laɪk/ BrE AmE preposition [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ like 6 ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHIP — n. & v. --n. 1 a any large seagoing vessel (cf. BOAT). b a sailing-vessel with a bowsprit and three, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHIP — n. & v. n. 1 a any large seagoing vessel (cf. BOAT). b a sailing-vessel with a bowsprit and three, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHIP — n. & v. --n. 1. a any large seagoing vessel (cf. BOAT). b a sailing-vessel with a bowsprit and three, …
Oxford English vocab
LIKE — 1. adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) …
Oxford English vocab
LIKE — I. PREPOSITION AND CONJUNCTION USES /laɪk, laɪk/ ( likes) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SINKING — If you have a sinking feeling, you suddenly become depressed or lose hope. I began to have a sinking feeling …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SINKING — If you have a ~ feeling, you suddenly become depressed or lose hope. I began to have a ~ feeling …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SHIP — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cruise ship/liner ▪ a luxury cruise ship a luxury ship/yacht ▪ He'd booked …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RATS — interjection COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES rats' tails PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES (like) rats leaving the sinking ship a plague of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SINKING — fund [noun] [C] [specialized] - money saved by a company or government for the payment of future debts
Cambridge English vocab
SINKING — Synonyms and related words : Brownian movement, advance, aging, angular motion, anxious, apprehensive, ascending, ascent, axial, axial motion, back, back-flowing, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LEAVING — Synonyms and related words : AWOL, French leave, abandonment, abscondence, absence, absence without leave, absentation, absenteeism, absenting, casting away, cessation, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RATS — Of these there are the following kinds: a black rat and a grey rat, a py-rat and a cu-rat.
Slang English vocab
LEAVING — n. Function: noun usually leavings plural Synonyms: REMAINDER , balance, heel, remains, remanet, remnant, residual, residue, residuum, rest Related Words: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SINKING — a. Falling, subsiding, depressing, declining.
Dictionary of English Synonyms

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