Rat Race

Rat Race

Der Begriff Rat Race (zu deutsch „Rattenrennen“) bezeichnet im englischen Sprachraum eine endlose, selbstzerstörende oder sinnlose Zielerstrebung. Er leitet sich vom Bild der Laborratten ab, die erfolglos versuchen, dem Laufrad oder dem Labyrinth zu entkommen.

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  • rat race — n the rat race the unpleasant situation experienced by people working in big cities, when they continuously compete for success and have a lot of ↑stress in their lives get out of/quit the rat race ▪ the story of a couple who quit the rat race …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • rat race — also rat race, competitive struggle, 1934 …   Etymology dictionary

  • rat race — The rat race is the ruthless, competitive struggle for success in work, etc …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • rat race — rat ,race noun singular an activity, job, or situation in which there is a lot of competition and people are too busy to relax or enjoy themselves …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • rat race — rat′ race n. inf an exhausting and usu. competitive routine activity …   From formal English to slang

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