Meanings
hamster wheel (circular cage for a small rodent, which rotates vertically as the animal runs at the bottom)
figurativehamster wheel, rat race (situation of hectic, repetitive activity conducted under pressure and with little sense of fulfilment or progress)
Von innen sieht ein Hamsterrad auch aus wie eine Karriereleiter!From the inside, a hamster wheel also looks like a career ladder!
Examples
GermanEnglish
Cookie lief in seinem Hamsterrad.Cookie was running on his hamster wheel.