Meaning: countersinking 
'kaʊntərsɪŋk
n.
a hole (usually in wood) with the top part enlarged so that a screw or bolt will fit into it and lie below the surface
a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole
v.
insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
sinking Idiom, Proverb
sinking feeling
desert a sinking ship
Idiom(s): desert a sinking ship AND leave a sinking shipTheme: ABANDONMENT
to leave a place, a person, or a situation when things become difficult or unpleasant. (Rats are said to be the first to leave a ship that is sinking.)
• I hate to be the one to desert a sinking ship, but I can't stand it around here anymore.
• There goes Tom. Wouldn't you know he'd leave a sinking ship rather than stay around and try to help?
leave a sinking ship
Idiom(s): desert a sinking ship AND leave a sinking shipTheme: ABANDONMENT
to leave a place, a person, or a situation when things become difficult or unpleasant. (Rats are said to be the first to leave a ship that is sinking.)
• I hate to be the one to desert a sinking ship, but I can't stand it around here anymore.
• There goes Tom. Wouldn't you know he'd leave a sinking ship rather than stay around and try to help?
Like a rat deserting a sinking ship
If people leave a company because they know that it's about to have serious problems, or turn their back on a person about to be in a similar situation, they are said to be like rats deserting a sinking ship.sinking feeling, a
sinking feeling, aA sense of dread or apprehension, as in I had a sinking feeling that I'd forgotten my ticket. This expression employs sink in the sense of “become depressed,” a usage dating from the early 1600s.
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