Daily grind (2 wds.) (3,4)
'daily grind' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for rat race that I've seen before include "Fiercely competitive struggle in business" , "day-to-day struggle" , "Fierce competition to succeed in life" , "Life seen as competition" , "Struggle to survive" .)
'daily grind' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for treadmill that I've seen before include "Tiresome job" , "Walking or running exercise device" , "Situation of routine drudgery" , "Drill team (anag) - routine drudgery" , "tedious routine" .)
'daily grind' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for rut that I've seen before include "Monotony that's hard to escape" , "Oestrus" , "hazard in the road" , "Groovy thing" , "Deep track worn as by wheel" .)
(Other definitions for toil that I've seen before include "Work extremely hard" , "Work incessantly" , "Work hard, labour" , "Hard physical work" , "Manual labour" .)