rat race

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rat race
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
1.
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
(idiom)
(general)
a. el ajetreo cotidiano
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
I've had enough of the big city life and the rat race.Me harté de la vida en la gran ciudad y del ajetreo cotidiano.
b. el estrés de la vida moderna
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
I want to escape the rat race and move to the countryside.Quiero escaparme del estrés de la vida moderna y mudarme al campo.
c. la carrera de codazos
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
(idiom)
The rat race makes some people selfish.La carrera de codazos convirtió a algunas personas en egoístas.
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