in the rats

in the rats
   suffering from delirium tremens
   Army usage. Pink elephants, snakes, and rats are the reputed visitors in the delusions of those so afflicted:
    Seeing the pool of scared snakes... sent him 'in the rats'. (F. Richards, 1936)

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