The rats has deserted the sinking ship, and taken everything with them that wasn't nailed down.

Two rats will take care of a modest family.

Damp, bookworms and even hungry rats have all taken their toll.

"Did any among the sewer rats take your fancy, Dellius?"

There are stories of men who go to bed drunk and the rats will take their lips or tongue.

I tell you, David, someone did a hell of a job on him, and when they were finished the rats took the rest.

A smart rat, Keech was taking no chances on death.

The rat took a step or two away from the bars, his nose twitching.

In a twinkling, the rats had taken to cover.

But the British warfarin-resistant rat had taken a further evolutionary jump.