the rat race Значение & определение

Значение на the rat race на български

• 0 a way of life in modern society, in which people compete with each other for power and money:

  • He decided to get out of the rat race, and went to work on a farm.

• 1 a situation or way of life in which there is severe competition:

  • I love the city, but sometimes it’s a rat race.

• 2 a way of referring to the situation in modern society in which people compete with each other for money and power:

  • escape/get out of/quit the rat race A total of 66% of people questioned wanted to quit the rat race.