Competition Is A Race

- 1 The arms race.

- 2 We've been playing chess for years, and he's finally pulling ahead of me.

- 3 He's a better writer than I am, and he's widening the distance.

Note:

Source Domain
race, running, racing

Target Domain
competition

Note: see also Comparision

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Jane Espenson

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