DOING THE RAT RACE

Meaning of DOING THE RAT RACE in English

(v): driving through housing estates to avoid the traffic (ireland sleng)

Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012

DOING — THAT WAS YOUR ~: ta vu es culpabil, pri to vu es responsabil
English interlingue dictionary
DOING — buhat
English-Visayan vocabulary
DOING — noun Date: 14th century the act of performing or executing ; action , 2. plural things that are done or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RAT — I Any of more than 500 forms of Asian rodent (genus Rattus , family Muridae) that have been introduced worldwide. …
Английский словарь Британика
RAT — I. ˈrat, usu -ad.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ræt; akin to Old Saxon ratta …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RACE — I. ˈrās noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English ras, rase, from Old Norse rās; akin to Old English rǣs …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOING — noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of don to do — more at do 1. a. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAT — (n.) One of several species of small rodents of the genus Mus and allied genera, larger than mice, that infest …
Английский словарь Webster
DOING — (n.) Anything done; a deed; an action good or bad; hence, in the plural, conduct; behavior. See Do.
Английский словарь Webster
DOING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Do
Английский словарь Webster
DOING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Do
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DOING — ( n. ) Anything done; a deed; an action good or bad; hence, in the plural, conduct; behavior. See Do.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RAT — — ratlike , adj. /rat/ , n., interj., v., ratted, ratting . n. 1. any of several long-tailed rodents of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RACE — race 1 /rays/ , n. , v. , raced, racing . n. 1. a contest of speed, as in running, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOING — /dooh"ing/ , n. 1. action; performance; execution: Your misfortune is not of my doing. 2. doings , deeds; proceedings; happenings; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOING — n. act, deed
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DOING — noun Date: 14th century 1. : the act of performing or executing : action that will take a great deal …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RAT — vi to catch or kill rats. 2. rat ·noun a round and tapering mass of hair, or similar material, used …
Webster English vocab
RACE
Webster English vocab
DOING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of do. 2. doing ·noun anything done; a deed; an action good or bad; hence, in the …
Webster English vocab
DOING — ■ noun 1》 (also ~s ) the activities in which someone engages. 2》 activity or effort: it would take some …
Concise Oxford English vocab
RAT — [rat] n [ME, fr. OE raet; akin to OHG ratta rat and perh. to L rodere to gnaw--more at rodent] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RAT — Kangaroo rat (Dipodomys). any of the more than 500 named forms of the genus Rattus, family Muridae (order Rodentia). Rats …
Britannica English vocabulary
RAT — rat BrE AmE ræt ▷ rats ræts ▷ ratted ˈræt ɪd -əd AmE ˈræt̬ əd ▷ ratting ˈrætɪŋ AmE ˈræt̬ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DOING — doing BrE AmE ˈdu ː ‿ɪŋ ▷ doing|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RAT — / ræt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a small animal with a long tail, that looks like …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RACE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOING — / ˈduːɪŋ; NAmE / noun [ C , usually pl. , U ] a thing done or caused by sb …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAT — I. rat 1 /ræt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: ræt ] 1 . an animal …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RACE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOING — do ‧ ing /ˈduːɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: verb : ↑ do , ↑ outdo , ↑ overdo …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RAT — n. & v. --n. 1 a any of several rodents of the genus Rattus (brown rat). b any similar rodent …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RACE — n. & v. --n. 1 a contest of speed between runners, horses, vehicles, ships, etc. 2 (in pl.) a series …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOING — n. 1 a an action; the performance of a deed (famous for his doings; it was my doing). b activity, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RAT — n. & v. n. 1 a any of several rodents of the genus Rattus (brown rat). b any similar rodent …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RACE — n. 1 each of the major divisions of humankind, having distinct physical characteristics. 2 a tribe, nation, etc., regarded as …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RACE — n. & v. n. 1 a contest of speed between runners, horses, vehicles, ships, etc. 2 (in pl.) a series …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOING — n. 1 a an action; the performance of a deed (famous for his doings; it was my doing). b activity, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RAT — n. & v. --n. 1. a any of several rodents of the genus Rattus (brown rat). b any similar rodent …
Oxford English vocab
RACE — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a contest of speed between runners, horses, vehicles, ships, etc. 2 (in pl.) a …
Oxford English vocab
DOING — n.1 a an action; the performance of a deed (famous for his doings; it was my doing). b activity, effort …
Oxford English vocab
RAT — ( rats, ratting, ratted) 1. A rat is an animal which has a long tail and looks like a large …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RACE — ( races, racing, raced) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A race …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES get out of/quit the rat race ▪ the story of a couple who quit …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RACE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOING
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RACE
Cambridge English vocab
DOING — [noun] [U]Is this your doing? (= Did you do this?)It was none of my doing.Running a marathon takes some/a lot …
Cambridge English vocab
RAT — n. kangaroo rat rat snake wood rat pack rat
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RAT — n. Any of more than 500 forms of Asian rodent (genus Rattus , family Muridae) that have been introduced worldwide. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RAT
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RACE — Synonyms and related words : Le Mans, accelerate, adolescent stream, affiliation, affluence, afflux, affluxion, air race, animal kingdom, apparentation, aqueduct, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOING — See: NOTHING DOING.
Slang English vocab
RACE
Longman Activator English vocab
RAT — n. 25B6; noun See list at rodent . (informal) her rat of a husband : SCOUNDREL, wretch, rogue; informal beast, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOING — n. 25B6; noun the doing of the act constitutes the offence : PERFORMANCE, performing, carrying out, execution, implementation, implementing, achievement, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
RACE — n. 1 foot-race, horse-race, marathon, rally or rallye; competition, contest, rivalry, contention How many will be running in Saturday's race? …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DOING — See: NOTHING DOING.
Словарь английских идиом
RAT — I 1. сущ. 1) а) крыса black rat brown rat water rat б) ондатра; выхухоль Syn : musk-rat 2) перен. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RACE — I 1. сущ. 1) а) гонка, гонки; скачки, спортивная ходьба; любое состязание в беге или в скорости to drive a …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DOING — сущ. 1) мн. дела, действия, поведение, поступки fine doings these! ≈ хорошенькие дела творятся! I have heard of your doings …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RAT — rat.ogg 1. ræt n 1. зоол. крыса ( Rattus ) rat destruction /extermination/ - дератизация, уничтожение грызунов rat week - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RACE — race.ogg _I 1. reıs n 1. 1> состязание в беге; бег на скорость; гонка, гонки race boat - гоночная лодка …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DOING — 1. ʹdu(:)ıŋ n 1. делание; дело talking is one thing, doing is another - одно дело - говорить, совсем другое …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

Slang English vocab

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