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Noun: rat race  rat reys
Usage: informal
  1. A fierce competitive struggle for success, especially in work or business life that is perceived as exhausting and seemingly endless
    "He quit his high-paying job to escape the rat race"

Derived forms: rat races

Type of: MO, modus operandi, routine

Encyclopedia: Rat race