🐀 Rat
"Like a drowned rat"
Meaning
Very wet and messy.
About the rat
Rats are associated with betrayal and survival in difficult conditions, which is why their idioms describe disloyalty or a relentless struggle to get ahead.
Example sentence
I came home like a drowned rat after the storm.
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Which idiom means...
Very wet and messy.
More rat idioms
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"Smell a rat"
To feel that something is wrong or dishonest.
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"The rat race"
A tiring life of rushing and competing for money or success.
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"Rats deserting a sinking ship"
People leaving a place or plan when it starts to fail.
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"Rat out someone"
To tell on someone.
RatIdiom
"Like a drowned rat"
Very wet and messy from rain or water.
RatIdiom
"Rats deserting a sinking ship"
People leaving a place or plan when it starts to fail.