- on the rails
- ► on the rails 1) informal functioning normally. 2) (of a racehorse or jockey) in a position on the racetrack nearest the inside fence.Main Entry: ↑rail
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Riding the Rails — Infobox Hollywood cartoon cartoon name = Riding the Rails series = Betty Boop caption = director = Dave Fleischer story artist = animator = Hicks Lokey Myron Waldman voice actor = Mae Questel musician = producer = Max Fleischer distributor =… … Wikipedia
on the rails — phrasal 1. : progressing satisfactorily or rapidly : well under way got the joint European defense effort on the rails Christian Science Monitor 2. : on the proper course weak men would apparently take to crime who had previously been kept on the … Useful english dictionary
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jump the rails — jump the ˈrails idiom (of a train) to leave the rails suddenly Main entry: ↑jumpidiom … Useful english dictionary
ride the rails — verb To travel by railway train, trolley, etc. He had bummed his way around the West riding the rails … Wiktionary
off the rails — 1. see off2 2. being detected in reprehensible conduct Criminal or sexual, of someone hitherto considered above reproach, and implying a continued pattern of bad behaviour: Johnny Depp is a dream as the bad boy tempting a nice girl… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
off the rails — If someone has gone off the rails, they have lost track of reality. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
on the rails — operating smoothly, on track Troy helped me get back on the rails when I was depressed … English idioms
Off the rails — If someone has gone off the rails, they have lost track of reality … Dictionary of English idioms
