"like rats from a sinking ship" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-like rats from a sinking ship.ogg [Australia]
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  1. (simile) Quickly but futilely, away from a failing project. Synonyms: like a rat from a sinking ship Related terms: abandon ship, ratmageddon Translations (quickly but futilely): رومه ترباکر، تيکوس هابيس کلوار [Jawi] (Malay), رومه ترباکر تيکوس هابيس لاري [Jawi] (Malay), rumah terbakar, tikus habis keluar [Rumi] (Malay), rumah terbakar tikus habis lari [Rumi] (Malay)
    Sense id: en-like_rats_from_a_sinking_ship-en-prep_phrase-AfJY3Tus Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes

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