"Taking from 9 to 5" is a title of a book by Deborah Tannen and "same old rat race" is quoted from a conversation between a man and a woman:
A woman and a man return home fro work. She tells everything that happened during the day. Then she turns to him and asks, "How was your day?". he says "Same old rat race."
Iam a second-language student, thus pls help me. Explanation is OK. Thankx in anticipation.
2006-11-15 22:18:14 · 2 answers · asked by flyingtortoisevn 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Anything that has to do with the expression from 9 to 5 is the working schedule. Standard schedule. And the expression Same old rat race= the same old thing, same hard work.
2006-11-15 23:54:38 · answer #1 · answered by nv 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
9 to 5 refers to the hours people normally work. The "rat race" refers to people going back and forth to work and competing with each other. Think of rats when they are escaping water. That's the image the phrase tries to evoke.
2006-11-16 15:18:49 · answer #2 · answered by Tara P 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋