the rat race
US /ðə ræt reɪs/
UK /ðə ræt reɪs/
1.
la course effrénée, la course à l'échalote
a way of life in which people are caught up in a fiercely competitive struggle for wealth or power
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He decided to leave the rat race and move to the countryside.
Il a décidé de quitter la course effrénée et de déménager à la campagne.
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Many people feel trapped in the rat race of city life.
Beaucoup de gens se sentent piégés dans la course effrénée de la vie urbaine.