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
Meheitav'el-Biblical Hebrew
Jarmil-Czech
Ekaitz-Basque
ChelsieCHEL-seeEnglish (Modern)
Petera-Maori
Armes[a:mz]