Like a rat up a drainpipe British phrase informal simile
Very rapidly and eagerly
When the recess bell rings, the kids run away to play like rats up a drainpipe.
Like a rat up a drainpipe, the robber took her wallet and ran away.
Very quickly
Very fast.
Quickly and effortlessly
This phrase has been used since the 1960s.
Used to indicate that helping each other or working together toward the same goal will have advantages for everyone who is involved
The relationship between fashion and film is that one hand washes the other and both wash the face.