Idioms About Rat
1_ look like a drowned rat
Meaning=to be very wet, especially because you have been in heavy rain.
Turkish Meaning= Sırılsıklam ıslanmak
Sentence= When it rained all of a sudden; we looked like a drowned rat by the time we reached our homes.
2_ a pack rat (American)
Meaning=someone who collects things that they do not need.
Turkish Meaning=İhtiyacı olmayan şeyleri toplayıp saklayan kimse
Sentence= Upon seeing all the unnecessary things in his home, I started to believe that he is a pack rat.
3_ a rat fink (American, informal)
Meaning=an extremely unpleasant person, or someone who has given secret information about you to the police
Turkish Meaning= İspiyoncu
Sentence= No one but a rat fink can reveal our secret to the teacher.
4_ a rat race
Meaning=an unpleasant way in which people compete against each other at work in order to succeed.
Turkish Meaning= Deli gibi bir yarış içinde olmak ; ölesiye mücadele etmek
İnsanların birbirleriyle yarış içinde oldukları mücadele ortamı
Sentence= Sometimes teachers intentially create an rat race in order to get better results.
5_ rat-arsed (British, very informal, American, very informal)
Meaning=very drunk.
Turkish Meaning= Zil zurna sarhoş
Sentence= People can say nonsense and unwanted things when they are rat-arsed
6_ smell a rat
Meaning=to start to believe that something is wrong about a situation, especially that someone is being dishonest
Turkish Meaning= İşin içinde bir bit yeniği olduğunu sezmek, burnuna kötü kokular gelmek
Sentence= When her husband started to come late to home and told lies about this, she started to smell a rat.
7_ rat on (someone)
Meaning= to report someone's bad behavior to someone
Turkish Meaning= Oyunbozanlık etmek, gammazlamak
Sentence= The manager wouldn’t have been aware of the situation had the worker not rated on him.
8_ rat out on (someone)
Meaning=to desert or betray someone
Turkish Meaning= Yüzüstü bırakmak
Sentence= Two years ago they promised each other to marry but the boy didnt commit his promise and ratted out on the girl.
9_ Like a rat deserting a sinking ship
Meaning= If people leave a company because they know that it's about to have serious problems, or turn their back on a person about to be in a similar situation, they are said to be like rats deserting a sinking ship.
Turkish Meaning= Bile bile bir işe kalkışmak, sonucunu bile bile ateşle oynamak
Sentence= It was obvious beforehand that it was gonna be a great disaster for him to participate in the elections; he was like a rat deserting sinking ship.
10_ hunt with cats and you catch only rats
Meaning= you should choose you allies wisely; not to make things in order properly and can not succeed anything.
Turkish Meaning= Bir baltaya sap olamamak, denizde yüzüp ıslanmamak
Sentence= Indeed she had great chances to succeed ; although she hunted with cats, she catched only rats.
11_ dirty rat
Meaning=immoral person, liar
Turkish Meaning= ahlaksız, sahtekar, işe yaramaz insan
Sentence= When I saw they for the first time, I knew that they were dirty rats.
12_ rat bum
Meaning= a sneaky snitch with no redeeming qualities
Turkish Meaning= Ahlak vasfı olmayan sinsi ispiyoncu
Sentence= A rat bum is like a junkie thief that will not gain anything to help themselves in the future
13_ Rat cow
Meaning= a person with a husky physique that resembles that of a cow and has facial charachteristics similar to those of cheese
Turkish Meaning= Fiziki yapısı itibariyle ineğe benzeyen ve yüz ifadesi peyniri anımsatan kimse
Sentence= Frenchie will be the greatest rat cow to walk the planet.
14_ rat arse
Meaning= getting pissed
Turkish Meaning= Bitmek, mahvolmak
Sentence= When he realised that the money was stolen, he said that he ratted on arse.
15_ Rat bag of f***
Meaning= a greeting to any one really
Turkish Meaning= İçten bir tebrik
Sentence= Hey whats up you rat bag of f***
16_Rat milk
Meaning= Not milk at low resolution.
Turkish Meaning= Besin değeri ve kıvamı yoğun olmayan süt
Sentence= I would prefer rat milk to eating the cake he did!!
17_ rat phink
Meaning= Someone who has nothing better to do but tell on people.
Turkish Sentence= İşi gücü ona buna laf yetiştirmek olan insan
Sentence= I cant believe what a rat phink our neighbour is!!
18_ rat monkey
Meaning=A misbehaving house cat
Turkish Meaning= Kötü davranışlı ev kedisi
Sentence= I started to hate cats after I used to cope with this rat monkey!
19_ Cunning as a dunny rat
Meaning= To be clever and awaken, not pure
Turkish Meaning= Cin gibi, uyanık, şeytana pabucu ters giydiren
Sentence= Bucks Bunny is as cunning as a dunny rat
20_Root Rat
Meaning= Someone who is in pursuit of disgusting behaviors
Turkish Meaning= Kötü emelleri olan, sapık insan
Sentence= In Yeşilçam, Nuri Alço is a man who is known to be a root rat
21_Love Rat
Meaning= A man who deceives his wife or girlfriend
Turkish Meaning= Aldatan erkek
Sentence= Recently we see lots of love rats and this causes many divorses around the world.
22_rat-bastard
Meaning=person who is extremely disgusting
Turkish Meaning= Aşırı derecede iğrenç insan
Sentence= When she realised that he was just a rat bastard and nothing more than that, she started to dislike him.
23_ rats with furry tails
Meaning= Squirrels
Turkish Meaning= Sincap
Sentence= Teacher used the idiom ‘rats with furry tails’ to make it easier for children to understand.
24_ rats with wings
Meaning= Pigeons. From being considered vermin, like rats.
Turkish Meaning= Güvercin
Sentence= The little child said ths pigeon ‘ rat with wings’ which made his mother laugh a lot.
25_ Hood rat
Meaning= Low class unkempt woman
Turkish Meaning= Üstü başı dağınık kadın
Sentence= The hood rat begged for Money in the streets instead of trying to find a job.
26_ Like a rat up a drain pipe:
Meaning=Very quickly; not waiting for people to have second thoughts about you.
Turkish Meaning= Karşındaki insana düşünme şansı vermeden adımda bulunmak
Sentence= He proposed marriage to the woman; indeed he behaved like a rat up a drain pipe.
27_Not give a rat ass
Meaning= Dont care at least
Turkish Meaning= Hiç umrunda olmamak
Sentence= While she was in pain , he didnt give a rat ass
28_Rat baggery
Meaning= nonsense, eccentricity
Turkish Meaning= Abzürt, saçma
Sentence= While he was studying on his Project, some of his friens found his action as a rat baggery
29_ Rat run
Meaning=informal a route on minor roads used by traffic to avoid congestion at peak
periods.
Turkish Meaning= Patika, kestirme yol
Sentence= In Metu, you can see lots of students use rat run.
30_Rug rat
Meaning= Small Child
Turkish Meaning= Çocuk, velet
Sentence= In the streets, when his car was stopped by sellers; the man shouted in anger ‘get out ypu rug rats!!’
31_ mall rats
Meaning= Youth who spend most of their time hanging out in malls doing nothing in general
Turkish Meaning= Sabah akşam gezip tozan, alışveriş merkezlerinden çıkmayan insanlar
Sentence= Today I felt as if I was a mall rat after spending my whole day in Ankamall and buying all the unnecessary things.
32_ rat's nest
Meaning= as in "You hair looks like rat's nest!", in other terms, a big mess. Usually applied to hair which has been ratted.
Turkish Meaning= Dağınık saç için kullanılır; çepiş gibi olmak
Sentence= When I fight with my brother, my hair looks like a rat’s nest
33_ rat hole
Meaning= description of a place of residence declaring it to resemble the digs of a rat, complete with piles of belongings which threaten to topple over and smother the occupant.
Turkish Meaning= Sıçan deliğine benzeyeni, dağınık, sağlığa zararlı bir mekan
Sentence= I cant understand why people go there; it is no better than a rat hole
34_rat bike
Meaning=A really ugly motorcycle that is ridden often, never cleaned, and maintained at the absolute minimum for it to run.
Turkish Meaning= Gerçekten çok çirkin motor
Sentence= Even if we can call it a rat bike, it is stil very useful.
35_rat bite
Meaning= Parmak atmak
Sentence= I am sure that Sedat Hoca will get angry with me that I wrote ‘rat bite’ and explained its meaning.
36_rat out
Meaning=Ladies parts of pleasure(booty)
Sentence= Would you like a drink ?
If so get your "rat out"
37_rat's nugget
Meaning=Something that one does not give for any reason. The act of not giving a reason when someone tells you something. Can be applied to any sentence spoken by an opposite party.
Turkish Meaning= Hiçbir izahatta bulunmamak
Sentence= I don't give one hairless rat's nugget about what you think!
38_Rat back
Meaning= When someone has a fat back and part overlap each other.
Turkish Meaning= Kilolu olanlar için kullanılır
Sentence= The rude man told his wife that she had a rat back
39_ rat-skullet
Meaning= A dirty hair cut, or a scumbags paradise. The rat-skullet is a sub-species of the mullet and a cross-breed with a rat tail.
Turkish Meaning= Kötü saç kesimi, çepişe benzemek
Sentence= Rat skullet hair of Fiona made everyone laugh.
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