rat race

• نمط حياة يندفع فيه الناس إلى منافسة محتدمة لا هوادة فيها من أجل الثروة أو السلطة أو المكانة الاجتماعية، غالبًا على حساب راحتهم النفسية والجسدية.

A way of life in which people are caught up in a fiercely competitive struggle for wealth, power, or status, often at the expense of personal well-being.

1. Competitive struggleB2informal

   A way of life in which people compete fiercely for wealth, power, or status, often leading to stress and dissatisfaction.

   سباق الفئران

   • He quit his job to escape the rat race and move to the countryside.
   • The rat race of corporate life was wearing her down.
   • Many people feel trapped in the rat race of modern society.