To leave something or someone when things get bad, they do not stick around to help.
It was observed early in the history of man's maritime achievements that rats would sense the sinking of a ship before anyone else would realize it and make for safety and land. They would appear out of the bilges and run across the decks in a thundering herd as the ship settled. The metaphor indicates that people are bailing on the situation like rats do when the ship sinks.
The camel being called the "ship of the desert" is a simile because it compares the camel's ability to navigate the desert to that of a ship at sea. It is not a metaphor because it uses "like" or "as" to make the comparison, and it is not an oxymoron because it does not contain contradictory terms.
A cold-water mirage could have played a part in the sinking of the Titanic by creating optical illusions that distorted the perception of distance and hindered the crew's ability to spot obstacles like icebergs in the water. This could have led to a delayed reaction in avoiding the iceberg that ultimately caused the ship to sink.
The SS Hato was a Dutch passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-boat in 1942 during World War II. It was part of a convoy traveling from Curacao to the United Kingdom when it was attacked. The sinking resulted in the loss of over 1,000 lives.
The name of the ship that ships ships is "The Ship Ship."
Rats desert a sinking ship.
Rats desert a sinking ship
same reason humans do
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 "Rats deserting a sinking ship" is a cliche.
The cast of Like Rats Leaving a Sinking Ship - 2012 includes: Vika Kirchenbauer
definetely rats can swim how else could they leave a sinking ship
It was observed early in the history of man's maritime achievements that rats would sense the sinking of a ship before anyone else would realize it and make for safety and land. They would appear out of the bilges and run across the decks in a thundering herd as the ship settled. The metaphor indicates that people are bailing on the situation like rats do when the ship sinks.
What exactly are you asking? Why would you want to rewrite it?Are you asking what the saying means?
the camels give nickname is the ship of the desert this is because of their wide padded feet that help them from sinking into the desert sand :)
Songs for a Sinking Ship was created in 2010.
This Sinking Ship was created on 2007-02-20.