the rat race

Значение

the exhausting competition of modern working life

Изматывающая гонка современной работы.

Примеры

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?

Грамматика

Всегда в единственном числе и всегда с the. Обычные глаголы — join, leave и escape.

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