rat race

• Estilo de vida em que as pessoas se envolvem numa competição feroz e desgastante por riqueza, poder ou status, muitas vezes em detrimento do bem-estar pessoal.

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.

   Corrida dos ratos

   • 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.