99% of people say this familiar idiom wrong

Idioms are a long-standing form of folk literature, defined as a fixed set of words expressing a complete meaning. With the characteristics of being concise, concise, figurative, and highly expressive, idioms spread quickly through word of mouth, leading to a situation of "copying and pasting", many idioms are incorrect due to pronunciation, sound changes, etc.

For example, “The intestines are like flour” is a common Vietnamese phrase used to describe someone who is soaked, drenched. But up to now, there seems to be no etymological explanation that can be considered satisfactory and convincing about the semantic origin of this idiom.

Is the idiom correct, 'wet as a drowned rat' or 'wet as a drowned rat'?

"Wet as a drowned rat" or "wet as a drowned rat" - many people confuse this but rarely realize this. So is "wet as a drowned rat" or "wet as a drowned rat" the correct idiom, referring to the true meaning of this saying? Please comment below about your answer.

Khanh Son

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