rat race

• Образ жизни, при котором люди вовлечены в жесткую конкурентную борьбу за богатство, власть или статус, часто в ущерб личному благополучию.

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.

   Гонка за успехом

   • 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.