Rincewind would be the first to call himself a rat, but even rats fight in a corner.

The mutant Black rats fought each other, groups turning on an individual for no apparent reason, tearing it apart and gnawing at the body.

Even a cornered rat will fight for its life.

The rats were fighting; they were trying to get at each other through the partition.

A rat will fight, too, if it is cornered.

Jumping on top of each other, the rats fought to tear meat off the carcass.

People say it sounds as if the rats are fighting.

"Even a rat will fight, if you push him into a corner," he said contemptuously.

Oh, it had fought as only a cornered rat can fight, but to no avail.

Not too many years ago, only the rats and stray dogs were fighting for homes in this neighborhood.