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a sinking ship — used in various phrases to describe an organization or endeavor that is failing, usually in the context of criticizing someone for leaving it they have fled like rats from a sinking ship … Useful english dictionary
rats — Regarded as uncannily intelligent, hostile to humanity, dirty, and destructive. They are supposed to foresee the destruction of any house or ship they are living in, and to abandon it; hence the proverbial saying that rats leave a sinking ship … A Dictionary of English folklore
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rat — n. & v. n. 1 a any of several rodents of the genus Rattus (brown rat). b any similar rodent (muskrat; water rat). 2 a deserter from a party, cause, difficult situation, etc.; a turncoat (from the superstition that rats desert a sinking ship). 3… … Useful english dictionary
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Merge Records discography — Contents 1 1989–2000 2 Since 2000 3 20th anniversary compilation … Wikipedia
Paul Moore — The Right Reverend Paul Moore, Jr. (November 15, 1919 May 1, 2003) was a bishop of the Episcopal Church and served as the 13th Bishop of New York. During his lifetime, he was perhaps the best known Episcopal clergyman in the United States, and… … Wikipedia
Cra|ter — 1 «KRAY tuhr», noun, verb. –noun. 1. an opening at the top of a volcano, shaped like a bowl. 2. a hole in the ground shaped like a bowl: » The battlefield was full of craters made by exploding shells. The meteor crashed to earth, forming a huge… … Useful english dictionary
