a rat race



a rat race

an unpleasant way in which people compete against each other at work in order to succeed I'd love to get out of the rat race and buy a house in some remote part of the countryside.
See smell a rat
See also: race, rat

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Abdul-Hamid-Arabic
Renata[rə'na:tə]
Felicianus-Late Roman
Fester-Dutch (Rare)
Severinus-Ancient Roman
Ace (2)-Macedonian