rat race
51rat — 1 noun (C) 1 an animal that looks like a large mouse with a long tail: rat poison 2 spoken someone who has been disloyal to you or deceived you: But you promised to help us, you rat! 3 look like a drowned rat to look very wet and uncomfortable 4… …
52race — See: DRAG RACE, RAT RACE …
53race — See: DRAG RACE, RAT RACE …
54race — See: drag race, rat race …
55rat n — What did the Russian call his pet rodent? ... Comrat. rat race, ratify v …
56Rat-baiting — is a blood sport involving the baiting of rats in a pit.HistoryIn 1835, the Parliament of the United Kingdom implemented an Act called the Cruelty to Animals Act 1835, which prohibited the baiting of some animals such as the bull, bear and other… …
57rat — (n.) O.E. ræt, of uncertain origin. Similar words are found in Celtic (Gael. radan), Romanic (It. ratto, Sp. rata, Fr. rat) and Germanic (M.L.G. rotte, Ger. ratte) languages, but connection is uncertain and origin unknown. Perhaps from V.L.… …
58doing the rat race — Everyday English Slang in Ireland v driving through housing estates to avoid the traffic …
59The Rat Race — Voir Les Pièges de Broadway …
60Rat — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Rat (homonymie). Nom vernaculaire ou nom normalisé ambigu : Le terme « Rat » s applique en français à plusieurs taxons distincts …