leave a sinking ship

To leave a situation in which failure is imminent. A version of the expression "like rats leaving a sinking ship," meaning with great haste and having only personal wellbeing in mind. The expression refers to the popular notion that rats are the first to abandon a ship when it is sinking. The CEO's sudden resignation seemed strange at the time, but now we know that he was just leaving a sinking ship, as the company has become plagued by scandal.

词组	leave a sinking ship
释义	leave a sinking ship leave a sinking ship To leave a situation in which failure is imminent. A version of the expression "like rats leaving a sinking ship," meaning with great haste and having only personal wellbeing in mind. The expression refers to the popular notion that rats are the first to abandon a ship when it is sinking. The CEO's sudden resignation seemed strange at the time, but now we know that he was just leaving a sinking ship, as the company has become plagued by scandal. See also: leave, ship, sink Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: desert a sinking ship deserting/leaving a sinking ship haste be in great haste like rats from a sinking ship like rats abandoning a sinking ship like rats deserting a sinking ship abandon ship a sinking ship sinking ship
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