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rat race

rat race


noun 
Definition:
 
struggle to survive: the struggle to survive and make progress in the competitive environment of modern life, seen as a dehumanizing and ultimately futile activity ( informal )
I'd like to get out of this rat race and retire to an isolated mountain cabin.

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