treadmill
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈtrɛdˌmɪl/
- Informal
:
rutina
- The truth is that most of us will live from paycheck to paycheck in a continued state of struggle, unable to question a system of finance that keeps us on a constant treadmill.
I'm ignoring, I'm like on this treadmill of like nonstop work.
- I'm ignoring, I'm like on this treadmill of like nonstop work.
- And so they're constantly on this treadmill to try to do deals.
- I'm ignoring, I'm, I'm like on this treadmill of like non-stop work.
- And for me, one of the biggest treadmills has been producing content.
- It's why we're constantly on this treadmill.
- Well, it's writing while I'm rewriting, which is running like on a treadmill.
- The poor kids were just lorded up with debt and you're on the, you know, a treadmill.
- And if you don't, you're robbing yourself of the greater opportunity that's right in front of you because you've created your own treadmill for yourself.
- The only thing that I see that is distinctly different about me is I'm not afraid to die on a treadmill.
Examples
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And that can be a treadmill that's hard to get off of for me at times.
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And so we get on this endless treadmill of self improvement.
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Never did we escape the treadmill of work for more than a day at a time.
Academic text (1992) -
So now we're on a treadmill and an academic arms race that's ridiculous.
Blog text (21) -
And so they're constantly on this treadmill to try to do deals.
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It's a constant treadmill of consumerism and work for probably 90% of people out there.
Blog text (8) -
Many workers feel trapped in a treadmill of boring tasks with no chance for advancement.
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The daily grind became a treadmill for him, where every day felt the same and offered little excitement.
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She realized that her job had turned into a treadmill, filled with monotonous duties that drained her energy.
Synonyms
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7.0
Boring, hard work that you do again and again
10
6.8
Feeling bored from doing the same thing for a long time
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4.2
A boring, tiring routine of everyday work and chores
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5.5
A routine of repeated tasks that makes no progress
A joking name for a job or workplace where people do hard, boring work
A daily pattern of plain unexciting activities like work and chores
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.1
A medical test in which a person walks on a moving treadmill while doctors watch the heart and breathing
How Repetitive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Treadmill is also used as a picture for a boring, never-ending job because of the old machine: from tread 'to step' and mill 'a machine that does work', it shows endless stepping with little progress. So calling life or work a treadmill means it feels like the same, tiring routine again and again.