rat pit (B2)
noun phrase
Pronunciation: /ræt pɪt/
Definition
A place that is dirty, overcrowded, and often filled with disease or pests, similar to the conditions where rats might live.
Examples
The city's poverty-stricken areas were often referred to as rat pits due to their poor living conditions.
After years of neglect, the old apartment complex had turned into a rat pit, with cockroaches and rodents infesting every room.
How to Use rat pit
- live in a rat pit (idiom)
- to live in a dirty, overcrowded, and unsanitary place — "Many people in the city are forced to live in a rat pit, with no access to basic necessities like clean water and sanitation."
- work in a rat pit (idiom)
- to work in a dirty, overcrowded, and unsanitary place — "The factory workers complained about the conditions, saying they felt like they were working in a rat pit."
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