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Old September 15, 2011, 06:32 PM
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Like rats abandoning a sinking ship

Significa dejando algo desplomando para salvar su propia vida sin pensar
en otros. ¿Existe un dicho en español igual?
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Igualito: Como ratas abandonando la nave / el barco (que se hunde).
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