TODAY'S IDIOM: THE RAT RACE

"THE RAT RACE"

The rat race is the highly competitive and stressful world of work and business.

Example: Sally is sick of the rat race. She's going to quit her job in London and move to a quiet village and open a small cafe.

Ajetreo.

Example sentences:

• Harry wants to get out of the rat race because he doesn't like the person he's becoming / Harry quiere salir del ajetreo porque no le gusta la persona en la que se está convirtiendo.

• Bob got tired of the rat race. He's retired and gone to the country / Bob se cansó de tanto ajetreo. Así que se retiró y se fue del país.

Additional examples:

• My uncle says that success in the rat race can make you rich, but it can also turn you into a self-centred and shallow person. 

• The money market is a rat race, and many people who work in it get out quickly because of the stress.

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