She is quitting the rat race to spend time with her family.
He wants to get out of the rat race.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
the rat race — UK US noun [S] INFORMAL ► a way of referring to the situation in modern society in which people compete with each other for money and power: escape/get out of/quit the rat race »A total of 66% of people questioned wanted to quit the rat race … Financial and business terms
The Rat Race — Infobox Film name = The Rat Race caption = director = Robert Mulligan writer = Garson Kanin starring = Tony Curtis Debbie Reynolds Jack Oakie music = Elmer Bernstein producer = William Perlberg distributor = Paramount Pictures budget = released … Wikipedia
The Rat Race (novel) — infobox Book | name = The Rat Race title orig = translator = image caption = Dust jacket from the first edition author = Jay Franklin illustrator = cover artist = Jack Gaughan country = United States language = English series = genre = Science… … Wikipedia
The Rat Race — Voir Les Pièges de Broadway … Dictionnaire mondial des Films
Rat race (disambiguation) — Rat race may refer to one of the following.*Rat race, a term used for an endless, self defeating pursuit. * The Rat Race , a 1960 film directed by Robert Mulligan starring Tony Curtis and Debbie Reynolds * Rat Race (song) , a song by Bob Marley… … Wikipedia
rat race — {n.}, {slang} A very confusing, crowded, or disorderly rush; a confusing scramble, struggle, or way of living that does not seem to have a purpose. * /The dance last night was a rat race. It was too noisy and crowded./ * /School can be a rat race … Dictionary of American idioms
rat race — {n.}, {slang} A very confusing, crowded, or disorderly rush; a confusing scramble, struggle, or way of living that does not seem to have a purpose. * /The dance last night was a rat race. It was too noisy and crowded./ * /School can be a rat race … Dictionary of American idioms
rat-race equilibrium — (RAT rays EE.kwuh.li.bree.um) n. A workplace balance in which an employee s willingness to work long hours for possible promotion is equal to an employer s belief that working long hours merits promotion. Example Citation: According to the… … New words
rat race — n the rat race the unpleasant situation experienced by people working in big cities, when they continuously compete for success and have a lot of ↑stress in their lives get out of/quit the rat race ▪ the story of a couple who quit the rat race … Dictionary of contemporary English
rat race — ˈrat race noun the rat race the unpleasant situation in business or in life in which people are always struggling to compete against each other for success: • A vacation is a chance to escape the corporate rat race for two weeks … Financial and business terms
