Idiom
rat run
Meaning
A small, usually minor road used by a significant amount of traffic as a short cut or to avoid congestion on more major routes.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Drivers use our quiet street as a rat run to avoid traffic.”
“The local council plans to close the narrow lane because it has become a dangerous rat run for commuters.”
“Although the neighborhood was designed for local access, it has evolved into a persistent rat run that frustrates residents during the morning rush hour.”
Examples
simple
“Drivers use our quiet street as a rat run to avoid traffic.”
contextual
“The local council plans to close the narrow lane because it has become a dangerous rat run for commuters.”
complex
“Although the neighborhood was designed for local access, it has evolved into a persistent rat run that frustrates residents during the morning rush hour.”
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