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Meaning of rat-race | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To rat run, that is, to drive on side streets, often at high speeds, to avoid traffic.
    intransitive, slang, transitive
  2. To partake or participate in a rat race, in all senses.
    idiomatic, intransitive, slang

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

rat-raced rat-races rat-racing rataplan rataplanned rataplanning

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