sinking ship
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When Kent fast bowler Martin McCague, raised in Western Australia, played for England in the early 1990s the Aussie media called him "the rat that joined the sinking ship".
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2024
Those lost at sea or aboard a sinking ship have used them as a last-ditch effort to call for help.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2024
Who buys a ticket to get on a sinking ship?
From Seattle Times • May 11, 2024
But it’d be like rearranging your deck chair on a sinking ship that’s already asked you to leave.
From Slate • Oct. 6, 2023
He’d gotten George off the sinking ship, and across the icy waters.
From "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren Tarshis
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