N-SING (职场上)激烈的竞争,你死我活的竞争 If you talk about getting out of the rat race, you mean leaving a job or way of life in which people compete aggressively with each other to be successful. (职场上)激烈的竞争,你死我活的竞争
I had to get out of the rat race and take a look at the real world again.