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  1. rat-race: Wordnik
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Definitions from Wiktionary (rat-race)

verb:  (slang, transitive, intransitive) To rat run, that is, to drive on side streets, often at high speeds, to avoid traffic.
verb:  (slang, intransitive, idiomatic) To partake or participate in a rat race, in all senses.
noun:  Alternative form of rat race [(informal) An activity or situation which is congested with participants and which is hectic or tedious, especially in the context of a busy, modern urban lifestyle.]

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