be (stuck) in a rut If you’ re in a rut, change jobs. 如果你还是老样子的话,那就换个工作。
I had to walk in frozen ruts in the snow. 我只得沿着雪地中冰冻的车辙前行。
in rut the sound of stags in rut 发情期牡鹿发出的声音