I think "rats" is likely to mean "coward" who run away when they have a problem. If some one, or some people run when difficulties arise, or when things get bad, they are compared to rats deserting a sinking ship. The rats only care for their own safety, and will not stay to help prevent the ship from sinking or to help others
Rats abandoning a sinking ship: disloyal people who desert a failing enterprise before it is too late
the answer is is like a personal narrative.
Yes, if their habitat or food supply are in jeopardy.
The streets were teeming with rats.
The main three rats are the husband Gonzalo, his wife Nita, and Gonzalo's best friend Adrian. Nita and Adrian are having an affair and Gonzalo knows about it. Gonzalo pretends like he doesn't know but then poisons Adrian with cyanide to get back at them for cheating.
Bizarre love triangle....(((((noaj))))
rats "Rats deserting a sinking ship" is a cliche.
The cast of Like Rats Leaving a Sinking Ship - 2012 includes: Vika Kirchenbauer
This phrase is used to describe a situation where people are abandoning something or someone in trouble, just like rats fleeing a sinking ship. It implies that when things go wrong, individuals will quickly disassociate themselves from the situation to save themselves.
Rats desert a sinking ship.
This idiom means that when things are going wrong, people will abandon a failing situation or person to protect themselves. Just as rats would leave a ship that is sinking to save themselves.
definetely rats can swim how else could they leave a sinking ship
Rats desert a sinking ship
What exactly are you asking? Why would you want to rewrite it?Are you asking what the saying means?
same reason humans do
Do you mean "Nutria" rats? -check out wikipedia.
It is more likely that the rats like the cheese on the pizza.
Rats pretty much like to be pat anywhere,