like a rat up a drainpipe

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like a rat up a drainpipe

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  1. colloquial Very rapidly.

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"like a rat up a drainpipe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/like%20a%20rat%20up%20a%20drainpipe. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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like a rat up a drainpipe. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/like%20a%20rat%20up%20a%20drainpipe

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"like a rat up a drainpipe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/like%20a%20rat%20up%20a%20drainpipe.

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@misc{like_a_rat_up_a_drainpipe_2026,
  title = {like a rat up a drainpipe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/like%20a%20rat%20up%20a%20drainpipe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}