rat race
Example Sentences
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“We’ve left the rat race and false people behind,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
China’s industrial rat race helped power the country’s economic miracle.
Despite the show's heist element, Madekwe says it has "such a relatable story of feeling trapped in a rat race".
From BBC
But Dharmendra wore his stardom lightly, staying away from the rat race and said he never wanted to be number one in the industry.
From BBC
Yet the pressures - the ones that are pushing more Chinese youth to quit the rat race, "lie flat" and take their frustrations out online - remain.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
