rat race

Life on the river was far better than the rat race back where he had once spent four years trying to make a living.

I think tonight we knew those guys were going to make the game into a rat race.

Others like to work doing things they actually love, now that they've left the rat race.

Most families somewhere along the line would have said, We don't want this rat race.

Then the doors open and it's back to the rat race.

"Are you sure you're ready to go back into the rat race?"

As I said, getting out of the rat race is technically easy.

When I decided to exit the rat race, it was simply a question.

"They are heading off to the rat race soon enough."

It is indeed the friend, who has found a way to escape the rat race.