I hate to be the one to desert a sinking ship, but I can't work for a company that continues to lose money.
•There goes Tom. Wouldn't you know he'd leave a sinking ship rather than stay around and try to help?
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
desert a sinking ship — leave/abandon/desert/a sinking ship phrase to stop being involved in something that is becoming less and less successful Senior executives at the company were the first to desert the sinking ship. Thesaurus: to stop doing somethingsynonym to kil … Useful english dictionary
leave a sinking ship — leave/abandon/desert/a sinking ship phrase to stop being involved in something that is becoming less and less successful Senior executives at the company were the first to desert the sinking ship. Thesaurus: to stop doing somethingsynonym to kil … Useful english dictionary
abandon a sinking ship — leave/abandon/desert/a sinking ship phrase to stop being involved in something that is becoming less and less successful Senior executives at the company were the first to desert the sinking ship. Thesaurus: to stop doing somethingsynonym to kil … Useful english dictionary
ship — I UK [ʃɪp] / US noun [countable] Word forms ship : singular ship plural ships *** a) a very large boat used for carrying people or goods long distances His ship sailed from Pearl Harbor on Monday. a cargo/cruise/supply ship on board/aboard ship:… … English dictionary
ship — ship1 [ ʃıp ] noun count *** a very large boat used for carrying people or goods long distances: His ship sailed from Pearl Harbor on Monday. a cargo/cruise/supply ship on board/aboard ship: There were over 350 passengers aboard the ship. a.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ship — I n. 1) to build; refit a ship 2) to christen; launch a ship 3) to navigate; sail a ship 4) to scuttle; sink; torpedo a ship 5) to abandon ship (when it is sinking) 6) to jump ship ( to desert from a ship s crew ) 7) to raise a sunken ship 8) to… … Combinatory dictionary
desert — 1. v. 1 tr. abandon, give up, leave (deserted the sinking ship). 2 tr. forsake or abandon (a cause or a person, people, etc., having claims on one) (deserted his wife and children). 3 tr. fail (his presence of mind deserted him). 4 intr. Mil. run … Useful english dictionary
ship — shipless, adj. shiplessly, adv. /ship/, n., v., shipped, shipping. n. 1. a vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines. 2. Naut. a. a sailing vessel square rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a… … Universalium
Museum ship — The Polish destroyer ORP Błyskawica is currently preserved as a museum ship in Gdynia. For ships that are not original see Ship replica. For preserved incomplete ships see Ships preserved in museums. A museum ship, or sometimes memorial ship, is… … Wikipedia
rat — [rat] n. [ME ratte < OE ræt, akin to Ger ratz, ratte < PGmc * ratto < ? IE base * red , * rōd , to scratch, gnaw > L radere, to scrape, rodere, to gnaw] 1. any of numerous long tailed rodents of various families (esp. Muridae and… … English World dictionary
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
