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1 rat race
• oravapyörä• oravanpyörä• elintasokilpailu• elintasokilpa• rengashybridi* * *(the fierce, unending competition for success etc.) oravanpyörä -
2 rat
• vaihde• välitys* * *1. noun1) (a small animal with a long tail, like a mouse but larger: The rats have eaten holes in those bags of flour.) rotta2) (an offensive word for an unpleasant and untrustworthy person.) petturi2. verb1) (to break an agreement, promise etc.) rikkoa2) (to betray one's friends, colleagues etc: The police know we're here. Someone must have ratted.) ilmiantaa•- rat race- smell a rat
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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 — 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
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 — ou Course folle au Canada est un film américain réalisé par Jerry Zucker et sorti en août 2001. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 Lien externe … Wikipédia en Français
rat race — also rat race, competitive struggle, 1934 … Etymology dictionary
rat race — The rat race is the ruthless, competitive struggle for success in work, etc … The small dictionary of idiomes
rat race — rat ,race noun singular an activity, job, or situation in which there is a lot of competition and people are too busy to relax or enjoy themselves … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rat race — rat′ race n. inf an exhausting and usu. competitive routine activity … From formal English to slang
