What does rat race mean?

rat race means "an exhausting routine that leaves no time for relaxation".

Is rat race a common word?

rat race is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Rat race — meaning and definition

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1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
an exhausting routine that leaves no time for relaxation
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What does rat race mean?: rat race means "an exhausting routine that leaves no time for relaxation".
Is rat race a common word?: rat race is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for rat race come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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