Daily grind (2 wds.) (3,4)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">daily grind</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(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" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">daily grind</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(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" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">daily grind</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(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" .)