the rat race

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the exhausting competition of modern working life

현대 직장 생활의 지치는 경쟁.

예문

1. 1After twenty years in the rat race, Maria bought a smallholding in Wales.
2. 2He left the rat race and now repairs bicycles in a village.
3. 3Plenty of commuters dream of escaping the rat race before they turn fifty.
4. 4Six trains a day convinced Priya that the rat race was not for her.
5. 5Would you go back to the rat race for double the salary and a longer commute?

문법

늘 단수로, 늘 정관사 the와 함께 쓴다. 함께 쓰는 동사는 주로 join, leave, escape이다.

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