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ˈrat race N

erbarmungsloser Konkurrenzkampf

to get out of the rat race

dem Konkurrenzkampf Ade sagen

to join the rat race

sich acc ins Heer der arbeitenden Bevölkerung einreihen

to join the rat race

in die Tretmühle einsteigen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to join the rat race

sich acc ins Heer der arbeitenden Bevölkerung einreihen

to get out of the rat race

dem Konkurrenzkampf Ade sagen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Its employees are considered by most people to be winning the rat race. en.wikipedia.org

In the novel, the city destroys those who accept the rules of the rat race, as well as those who do not. en.wikipedia.org

The game is broken into two stages, the rat race and the fast track. en.wikipedia.org

The lack of industry in the town, while a boon to those hoping to escape the rat race, means that the town has a large unemployment rate. en.wikipedia.org

From a young age he is taught that he has to study, have a good career and survive in this competitive world in this rat race. en.wikipedia.org

And yes, they may have escaped the rat race, but aren't they just ever so smug? www.telegraph.co.uk

For, we are very much a part of the very same rat race. www.thehindu.com

A rat race she thought. en.wikipedia.org

Their own private life gets to be a rat race. en.wikipedia.org

In the first, the rat race, the player aims to raise his or her character's passive income level to where it exceeds the character's expenses. en.wikipedia.org

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