Tesfaye and the girls have lived in the U.S. for almost twelve years now, but once in awhile I'll still notice gaps in their English mastery.
The other day, I had to explain to Tes the phrase "rats deserting a sinking ship", and poiinted out the double-value of the metaphor: not only do you get to compare an organization in trouble to a sinking ship, but you also get to call its fleeing staff "rats".
And at times, the latter is especially gratifying.
//The Magic 8-Ball says, "Schadenfreude is safe only in small doses."\\
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