rat
/ræt/noun
उच्चारण रैट
चूहा
Core word
noun
- 1
[C]
an animal that looks like a large mouse, with a long tail; (informal) a person who is disloyal or deceives you
चूहा
- the rat race
- smell a rat
- A rat ran across the kitchen floor.
+ 2 more examples
- The warehouse was full of rats before it was cleaned.
- He felt like a rat for lying to his best friend.
¶Idioms 2
like rats leaving a sinking ship
used to describe people who leave an organization, etc. that is having difficulties, without caring about the people who are left
डूबते जहाज़ से चूहों की तरह भागना (मुसीबत में साथ छोड़ देना)
- When the party lost, its members left like rats leaving a sinking ship.
- Investors pulled out like rats leaving a sinking ship.
like a drowned rat
(informal) very wet
पूरी तरह भीगा हुआ
- I walked home in the rain and arrived like a drowned rat.
- He came in from the storm looking like a drowned rat.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Smell a rat (suspect that something is wrong), the rat race (the competitive struggle for success in work).
Idioms अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: smell a rat (कुछ गड़बड़ का संदेह होना, दाल में काला), the rat race (काम में सफलता की अंधी दौड़)।