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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Rat_raceRat race - Wikipedia

    A rat race is an endless, self-defeating, or pointless pursuit. The phrase equates humans to rats attempting to earn a reward such as cheese, in vain. It may also refer to a competitive struggle to get ahead financially or routinely.

  2. Rat Race: Directed by Jerry Zucker. With Breckin Meyer, Jenica Bergere, Cuba Gooding Jr., Carrie Diamond. A Las Vegas casino magnate determined to find a new avenue for wagering sets up a race for money.

    • (124K)
    • Action, Adventure, Comedy
    • Jerry Zucker
    • 2001-08-17
  3. The meaning of THE RAT RACE is the unpleasant life of people who have jobs that require them to work very hard in order to compete with others for money, power, status, etc.. How to use the rat race in a sentence.

  4. a way of referring to the situation in modern society in which people compete with each other for money and power: escape/get out of/quit the rat race A total of 66% of people questioned wanted to quit the rat race.

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Rat_RaceThe Rat Race - Wikipedia

    The Rat Race is a 1960 American drama film adapted from the play of the same name by Garson Kanin. Directed by Robert Mulligan, it stars Tony Curtis and Debbie Reynolds as struggling young entertainment professionals in New York City. Filming took place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia.

  6. The film centers on six teams of people who are given the task of racing 563 miles (906 km) from a Las Vegas casino to a Silver City, New Mexico, train station where a storage locker contains a duffel bag filled with $2 million.

  7. May 6, 2019 · The rat race is the biggest reason why Americans are so pressed for time, according to a new book by scholar Daniel Hamermesh.

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