rat race

　　内卷，疯狂竞争

　　释义：

　　the way of life of people living and working in a large city where people compete in an aggressive way with each other in order to be more successful, earn more money, etc. (大城市里为财富、权力等的)疯狂竞争，你死我活的竞争

　　例句：

　　I had to get out of the rat race and take a look at the real world again.

　　He decided to get out of the rat race, and went to work on a farm.