A catch all phrase created by “The Letter’s Page” podcast to describe a situation that usually involves overkill! Some ways this phrase can be used include -

1 - completely solving a problem.
2 - stalling/procrastinating something for a long period of time.

3 - creating a large problem/challenge.

4 - literally completely covering something or someone in ice.
1 - “Hey Boss, Mr. Chomps and I finally figured out how to ice up the whole rat and finish those robots you needed! It was Bot-Tastic!”

2 - "I completely forgot about my proposal that’s due tomorrow for this genetic experiment! I've just been icing up the whole rat to finish it up!”

3 - "I really iced up the whole rat when tripped over this ancient relic in my friend’s attic, I hope she doesn’t notice… I’m sure it will all work out though!”

4 - “Did you hear what happened to Paul last week? He left his window open during that ice storm and really iced up that whole rat!”
by KingNimbus May 29, 2022
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