הָעַכְבָּרִים נוֹטְשִׁים רִאשׁוֹנִים אֶת הַסְּפִינָה הַטּוֹבַעַת

ביטוי (אנגלית)

Like rats deserting a sinking ship

הגדרה (אנגלית)

By metaphor: People lacking character are the first to flee and desert when there is a crisis that requires full mobilization for its solution.

(Modern Hebrew)