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like rats from a sinking ship
Prepositional phrase
Japanese Meaning
失敗が明らかになったプロジェクトや状況から、迅速だが効果のない逃走行動を取る様子を表す。 / 危機的な状態の中で、一刻も早く関与から手を引こうとする行動を意味する。
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(simile) Quickly but futilely, away from a failing project.
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like rats from a sinking ship
When the company announced the layoffs, the junior staff scattered like rats from a sinking ship.
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When the company announced the layoffs, the junior staff scattered like rats from a sinking ship.
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