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ESLPod_1296_WE_2261 Taking a Buyout In this podcast, the phrase "rat race" means competition among many people who are working hard in full-time jobs, trying to move upward in organizations: "If you leave this job to stay at home with your children, you'll never be able to join the rat race again." The phrase "to smell a rat" means to believe that something wrong, bad, or illegal is happening, but not have any proof of it: "The fact that he wouldn't make eye contact makes me think he was lying. I smell a rat." The phrase "to look like a drowned rat" means to look very wet: "I got caught in the rain, and now I look like a drowned rat." Finally, the phrase "to rat on (someone)" means to tattle, or to tell others about something wrong that another person has done: "I once ratted on your older sister for breaking my mother's favorite ornament."

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ESLPod 1296 rat race Business

Id	ESLPod_1296_WE_2261
Episode Id	ESLPod 1296
Episode Title	Taking a Buyout
Phrase	rat race
Text	In this podcast, the phrase "rat race" means competition among many people who are working hard in full-time jobs, trying to move upward in organizations: "If you leave this job to stay at home with your children, you'll never be able to join the rat race again." The phrase "to smell a rat" means to believe that something wrong, bad, or illegal is happening, but not have any proof of it: "The fact that he wouldn't make eye contact makes me think he was lying. I smell a rat." The phrase "to look like a drowned rat" means to look very wet: "I got caught in the rain, and now I look like a drowned rat." Finally, the phrase "to rat on (someone)" means to tattle, or to tell others about something wrong that another person has done: "I once ratted on your older sister for breaking my mother's favorite ornament."
Topics	Business

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