rail

Related to rail: IRCTC

(as) skinny as a rail

Extremely thin. I was always skinny as a rail growing up, but I really filled out once I hit puberty. You want to play football? But you're as skinny as a rail—you'll get creamed!

(as) thin as a rail

Extremely skinny or slender. Have you seen Claire lately? She's become as thin as a rail in the last six months! I've always been thin as a rail, even when I try to pack on some muscle.

be (as) thin as a rail

To be extremely skinny or slender. Primarily heard in US. Have you seen Claire lately? I'm really worried about her, she's as thin as a rail! I've always been thin as a rail, even when I tried to gain weight.

be back on the rails

To resume forward progress or momentum. Primarily heard in UK. Now that we have funding again, our research project is back on the rails.

be off the rails

1. To be in a state of chaos, dysfunction, or disorder. Our project has been off the rails ever since the manager up and quit last month.

2. To be crazy, eccentric, or mentally unhinged. I think you should cut back on your drinking—you were totally off the rails last night!

get back on the rails

To resume progress or momentum after becoming stalled or disrupted. Now that we have funding again, our research project has gotten back on the rails.

go off the rails

1. To go into a state of chaos, dysfunction, or disorder. Our project has started going off the rails ever since the manager up and quit last month.

2. To become crazy, eccentric, or mentally unhinged; to begin acting in an uncontrollable, inappropriate and/or socially unacceptable manner. My youngest son started going off the rails shortly after getting into drugs in high school.

See also: go, off, rail

jump the rails

1. Literally, of a train, to derail from the track and lose control. Due to a technical issue, the train wasn't able to slow down ahead of the turn and ended up jumping the rails because of its speed.

2. By extension, to veer off in very unexpected directions; to lose or change focus in surprising or bizarre ways. The long-running drama has by this point jumped the rails so completely that it would be foolish to try and summarize it for the uninitiated. The manager's speech really jumped the rails about halfway through, shifting into a weird commentary on the nature of corporate America.

line

1. A series of words, as in a conversation, poem, song, etc. He fed the reporters some line about being dedicated to the average worker, but we all know that's a lie. Our songs are really collaborative efforts, and we usually toss lines back and forth to see what fits the song best.

2. slang A line of a powdered drug, especially cocaine, meant to be inhaled through one's nose. I walked in to find them snorting lines of coke off our living room table. I started out doing a line or two in the morning to help pick me up for work, but then I slowly found myself needing to keep doing throughout the day.

on the rails

Operating, functioning, or proceeding as expected, desired, or intended. (The opposite, "off the rails," is more common.) Despite his tendency to ramble and veer off into inappropriate tangents, his speech remained on the rails, evoking downright poetic imagery as he spoke on behalf of the employees who had made the company what it was. It's remarkable that the team's winning formula has stayed on the rails for this many years, as they continue to win championship after championship. His overbearing parents keep a close eye on him to make sure he keeps on the rails and completes his law degree without distraction.

rail against (someone or something)

To protest, criticize, or complain angrily about someone or something. I spent a lot of my teenage years railing against my parents, but looking back, I gave them way more grief than they deserved. Employees has formed a picket line outside of the company as they rail against proposed cuts to their pay and pension schemes.

See also: rail

rail at (one)

To criticize, upbraid, or berate one severely and bitterly, especially at length. Humiliated by his lowly position and poor treatment at work, Tom began railing at his family every evening when he got home. The boss started railing at Thomas in front of the whole office for messing up the Robertson accounts.

See also: rail

rails

slang Lines of powdered narcotics, typically cocaine, prepared to be inhaled through the nose. When I saw them cutting up rails on the table, I knew it was time to leave the party.

See also: rail

ride on a rail

To be punished harshly, often publicly, and perhaps culminating in exile. The phrase originally referred to a punishment in which a wrongdoer was paraded around town on a rail and then exiled. Now that this scandal is public knowledge, I'm afraid that I'm going to ride on a rail before it's all over.

ride the rail(s)

To travel on a vehicle mounted on rails (especially a train or streetcar). I know it takes a lot longer than flying, but I love riding the rail from Portland to Vancouver. People often romanticize riding the rails across the country as hobos did during the Great Depression, but I doubt many would actually find much pleasure in it.

third rail

An issue or topic that is so controversial that it would immediately damage or destroy one's political career or credibility. An allusion to the electrified rail that powers electric railway systems, its figurative sense is almost exclusively used in relation to politics. Primarily heard in US. I wouldn't even bring it up—trying to withdraw people's social security benefits has long been the third rail of politics. Any talk of dismantling or reforming the current healthcare system has been a political third rail for the last two decades or so.

rail against someone or something

to complain vehemently about someone or something. Why are you railing against me? What did I do? Leonard is railing against the tax increase again.

See also: rail

rail at someone (about something)

to complain loudly or violently to someone about something. Jane railed at the payroll clerk about not having received her check. I am not responsible for your problems. Don't rail at me!

See also: rail

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

off the rails

In an abnormal or malfunctioning condition, as in Her political campaign has been off the rails for months. The phrase occurs commonly with go, as in Once the superintendent resigned, the effort to reform the school system went off the rails . This idiom alludes to the rails on which trains run; if a train goes off the rails, it stops or crashes. [Mid-1800s]

thin as a rail

Very slender, as in I do not know why she's dieting; she's thin as a rail already. This simile, which uses rail in the sense of "a narrow bar," has largely replaced such other versions as thin as a lath or rake, although the latter is still common in Britain. [Second half of 1800s]

third rail

Something that is dangerous to tamper with, as in Anything concerning veterans is a political third rail. This term alludes to the rail that supplies the high voltage powering an electric train, so called since 1918. On the other hand, grab hold of the third rail means "become energized." Both shifts from the original meaning date from the late 1900s.

jump the rails

AMERICAN

If something jumps the rails it suddenly changes completely so that it seems to be something different. The story doesn't follow the traditional fairy-tale pattern but jumps the rails halfway through.

go off the rails

mainly BRITISH

COMMON

1. If someone goes off the rails, they start to behave in a way that is wild or unacceptable, doing things that upset other people or are dangerous. He went off the rails in his teens and was a worry to his parents. The tabloids are full of stories of young stars going off the rails.

2. If something goes off the rails, it starts to go wrong. By spring, the project seemed to be going off the rails. Clearly something has gone off the rails in the process of government.

See also: go, off, rail

on the rails

mainly BRITISH

1. If something stays on the rails, it continues to be as successful as it has been in the past. So why have these companies remained on the rails while others have failed? Note: If something is back on the rails, it is beginning to be successful again after a period when it almost failed. Co-ordinated action is needed more than ever to put the European economy back on the rails.

2. If someone stays on the rails, they live and behave in a way which is acceptable. She was in a steady relationship and that kept her on the rails. Note: If someone is back on the rails, their life is going well again after a period when it was going badly. I was released from prison last year and I'm now back on the rails with my own apartment and a part-time job.

jump the rails (or track)

(of a train) become dislodged from the track; be derailed.

go off the rails

begin behaving in a strange, abnormal, or wildly uncontrolled way. informal

1998 New Scientist If you had…asked him what he was doing, you might have thought he'd gone off the rails.

See also: go, off, rail

on the rails

1 behaving or functioning in a normal or regulated way. informal 2 (of a racehorse or jockey) in a position on the racetrack nearest the inside fence.

ride the rails

travel by rail, especially without a ticket. North American

get back on the ˈrails

(informal) become successful again after a period of failure, or begin functioning normally again: Even after losing all three of their last matches, the club assures fans that they will get back on the rails in time for their next game.

go off the ˈrails

(British English, informal) start behaving in a way which shocks or upsets other people: Away from the routine of army life some ex-soldiers go completely off the rails.

These idioms refer to a train leaving the track that it runs on.

See also: go, off, rail

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

rail against

To protest something vehemently, especially using strong language: The students railed against the change to a longer school year.

See also: rail

rail at

To criticize someone or something in harsh, bitter, or abusive language: The workers railed at the new contract that cut medical benefits.

See also: rail

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.

line

1. n. a story or argument; a story intended to seduce someone. (see also lines.) Don’t feed me that line. Do you think I was born yesterday?

2. and rail n. a dose of finely cut cocaine arranged in a line, ready for insufflation or snorting. Let’s you and me go do some lines, okay? The addict usually “snorts” one or two of these “rails” with some sort of a tube.

rail

verb

See line

rails

n. powdered cocaine arranged into lines. (Drugs.) Max makes the rails too messy.

See also: rail

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

(as) skinny as a rail
beanpole
skinny
skinny as a beanpole
(as) skinny as a beanpole
thin as a rail
(as) thin as a rail
be (as) thin as a rail
be (as) thin as a rake
be (as) thin as a stick

References in classic literature

The boat was outboard, its gunwale resting against the Mary Turner's rail.

Scraps, the big Newfoundland puppy, who had played and pranced about through all the excitement, seeing so many of the Mary Turner's humans in the boat alongside, sprang over the rail, low and close to the water, and landed sprawling on the mass of sea- bags and goods cases.

It was when he was thus below that the cow grazed the schooner just for'ard of amidships on the port side, lashed out with her mighty tail as she sounded, and ripped clean away the chain plates and rail of the mizzen-shrouds.

Ah Moy found need to get more food from the galley, when Daughtry, Kwaque, and Big John swung their weight on the falls, one at a time, and hoisted the port boat, one end at a time, over the rail and swung her out.

Stays and splinters of rail flew in the air as she rolled so far over as to expose half her copper wet- glistening in the sun.

"Schooner he finish close up altogether," Kwaque observed, as the Mary Turner's rail disappeared.

Michael Brother of Jerry

[USPRwire, Mon Aug 26 2019] An automotive common rail system is used in automotive vehicle for fuel injecting with high pressure.

Automotive Common Rail System Market Get Facts About Business Strategies 2018-2028

[ClickPress, Tue Aug 27 2019] An automotive common rail system is used in automotive vehicle for fuel injecting with high pressure.

Automotive Common Rail System Market Get Facts About Business Strategies 2018-2028

In the case of yellow rail, a "grail bird" for watchers like me, there's some debate about the species being rare or just rarely seen.

On the trail of the rail Reiter: Rails mostly heard, not seen

It is the company's second big rail order in less than a year.

JSPL bags Rs 665 crore rail contract from RVNL

Etihad Rail DB, the joint venture company between Etihad Rail, the developer of the UAE's national railway network and Deutsche Bahn (DB) is set to provide 'Shadow Operator' services for stage two of the Etihad Rail project.

Etihad Rail DB appointed as shadow operator for stage two of UAE's national rail network

Transport of perishable produce has shifted from rail to trucking for complex reasons, but the change has not been altogether beneficial for Californians.

Back on track? Reassessing rail transport for California's perishable produce

28 August 2018 - Nevada, US-based shortline railroad consolidator United Rail, Inc.

United Rail Acquires Short Line Railroad Operator US Rail Holdings for USD 4.5m

Acorn Rail, part of the Acorn Group and formerly known as Exxell, has seen the team grow as the UK rail industry - particularly in Wales - goes from strength to strength.

Recruiter Acorn Rail goes from strength to strength

词组	rail
释义	rail Related to rail: IRCTC (as) skinny as a rail Extremely thin. I was always skinny as a rail growing up, but I really filled out once I hit puberty. You want to play football? But you're as skinny as a rail—you'll get creamed! See also: rail, skinny (as) thin as a rail Extremely skinny or slender. Have you seen Claire lately? She's become as thin as a rail in the last six months! I've always been thin as a rail, even when I try to pack on some muscle. See also: rail, thin be (as) thin as a rail To be extremely skinny or slender. Primarily heard in US. Have you seen Claire lately? I'm really worried about her, she's as thin as a rail! I've always been thin as a rail, even when I tried to gain weight. See also: rail, thin be back on the rails To resume forward progress or momentum. Primarily heard in UK. Now that we have funding again, our research project is back on the rails. See also: back, on, rail be off the rails 1. To be in a state of chaos, dysfunction, or disorder. Our project has been off the rails ever since the manager up and quit last month. 2. To be crazy, eccentric, or mentally unhinged. I think you should cut back on your drinking—you were totally off the rails last night! See also: off, rail get back on the rails To resume progress or momentum after becoming stalled or disrupted. Now that we have funding again, our research project has gotten back on the rails. See also: back, get, on, rail go off the rails 1. To go into a state of chaos, dysfunction, or disorder. Our project has started going off the rails ever since the manager up and quit last month. 2. To become crazy, eccentric, or mentally unhinged; to begin acting in an uncontrollable, inappropriate and/or socially unacceptable manner. My youngest son started going off the rails shortly after getting into drugs in high school. See also: go, off, rail jump the rails 1. Literally, of a train, to derail from the track and lose control. Due to a technical issue, the train wasn't able to slow down ahead of the turn and ended up jumping the rails because of its speed. 2. By extension, to veer off in very unexpected directions; to lose or change focus in surprising or bizarre ways. The long-running drama has by this point jumped the rails so completely that it would be foolish to try and summarize it for the uninitiated. The manager's speech really jumped the rails about halfway through, shifting into a weird commentary on the nature of corporate America. See also: jump, rail line 1. A series of words, as in a conversation, poem, song, etc. He fed the reporters some line about being dedicated to the average worker, but we all know that's a lie. Our songs are really collaborative efforts, and we usually toss lines back and forth to see what fits the song best. 2. slang A line of a powdered drug, especially cocaine, meant to be inhaled through one's nose. I walked in to find them snorting lines of coke off our living room table. I started out doing a line or two in the morning to help pick me up for work, but then I slowly found myself needing to keep doing throughout the day. on the rails Operating, functioning, or proceeding as expected, desired, or intended. (The opposite, "off the rails," is more common.) Despite his tendency to ramble and veer off into inappropriate tangents, his speech remained on the rails, evoking downright poetic imagery as he spoke on behalf of the employees who had made the company what it was. It's remarkable that the team's winning formula has stayed on the rails for this many years, as they continue to win championship after championship. His overbearing parents keep a close eye on him to make sure he keeps on the rails and completes his law degree without distraction. See also: on, rail rail against (someone or something) To protest, criticize, or complain angrily about someone or something. I spent a lot of my teenage years railing against my parents, but looking back, I gave them way more grief than they deserved. Employees has formed a picket line outside of the company as they rail against proposed cuts to their pay and pension schemes. See also: rail rail at (one) To criticize, upbraid, or berate one severely and bitterly, especially at length. Humiliated by his lowly position and poor treatment at work, Tom began railing at his family every evening when he got home. The boss started railing at Thomas in front of the whole office for messing up the Robertson accounts. See also: rail rails slang Lines of powdered narcotics, typically cocaine, prepared to be inhaled through the nose. When I saw them cutting up rails on the table, I knew it was time to leave the party. See also: rail ride on a rail To be punished harshly, often publicly, and perhaps culminating in exile. The phrase originally referred to a punishment in which a wrongdoer was paraded around town on a rail and then exiled. Now that this scandal is public knowledge, I'm afraid that I'm going to ride on a rail before it's all over. See also: on, rail, ride ride the rail(s) To travel on a vehicle mounted on rails (especially a train or streetcar). I know it takes a lot longer than flying, but I love riding the rail from Portland to Vancouver. People often romanticize riding the rails across the country as hobos did during the Great Depression, but I doubt many would actually find much pleasure in it. See also: ride third rail An issue or topic that is so controversial that it would immediately damage or destroy one's political career or credibility. An allusion to the electrified rail that powers electric railway systems, its figurative sense is almost exclusively used in relation to politics. Primarily heard in US. I wouldn't even bring it up—trying to withdraw people's social security benefits has long been the third rail of politics. Any talk of dismantling or reforming the current healthcare system has been a political third rail for the last two decades or so. See also: rail, third Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. rail against someone or something to complain vehemently about someone or something. Why are you railing against me? What did I do? Leonard is railing against the tax increase again. See also: rail rail at someone (about something) to complain loudly or violently to someone about something. Jane railed at the payroll clerk about not having received her check. I am not responsible for your problems. Don't rail at me! See also: rail McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. off the rails In an abnormal or malfunctioning condition, as in Her political campaign has been off the rails for months. The phrase occurs commonly with go, as in Once the superintendent resigned, the effort to reform the school system went off the rails . This idiom alludes to the rails on which trains run; if a train goes off the rails, it stops or crashes. [Mid-1800s] See also: off, rail thin as a rail Very slender, as in I do not know why she's dieting; she's thin as a rail already. This simile, which uses rail in the sense of "a narrow bar," has largely replaced such other versions as thin as a lath or rake, although the latter is still common in Britain. [Second half of 1800s] See also: rail, thin third rail Something that is dangerous to tamper with, as in Anything concerning veterans is a political third rail. This term alludes to the rail that supplies the high voltage powering an electric train, so called since 1918. On the other hand, grab hold of the third rail means "become energized." Both shifts from the original meaning date from the late 1900s. See also: rail, third The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. jump the rails AMERICAN If something jumps the rails it suddenly changes completely so that it seems to be something different. The story doesn't follow the traditional fairy-tale pattern but jumps the rails halfway through. See also: jump, rail go off the rails mainly BRITISH COMMON 1. If someone goes off the rails, they start to behave in a way that is wild or unacceptable, doing things that upset other people or are dangerous. He went off the rails in his teens and was a worry to his parents. The tabloids are full of stories of young stars going off the rails. 2. If something goes off the rails, it starts to go wrong. By spring, the project seemed to be going off the rails. Clearly something has gone off the rails in the process of government. See also: go, off, rail on the rails mainly BRITISH 1. If something stays on the rails, it continues to be as successful as it has been in the past. So why have these companies remained on the rails while others have failed? Note: If something is back on the rails, it is beginning to be successful again after a period when it almost failed. Co-ordinated action is needed more than ever to put the European economy back on the rails. 2. If someone stays on the rails, they live and behave in a way which is acceptable. She was in a steady relationship and that kept her on the rails. Note: If someone is back on the rails, their life is going well again after a period when it was going badly. I was released from prison last year and I'm now back on the rails with my own apartment and a part-time job. See also: on, rail Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. jump the rails (or track) (of a train) become dislodged from the track; be derailed. See also: jump, rail go off the rails begin behaving in a strange, abnormal, or wildly uncontrolled way. informal 1998 New Scientist If you had…asked him what he was doing, you might have thought he'd gone off the rails. See also: go, off, rail on the rails 1 behaving or functioning in a normal or regulated way. informal 2 (of a racehorse or jockey) in a position on the racetrack nearest the inside fence. See also: on, rail ride the rails travel by rail, especially without a ticket. North American See also: rail, ride Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary get back on the ˈrails (informal) become successful again after a period of failure, or begin functioning normally again: Even after losing all three of their last matches, the club assures fans that they will get back on the rails in time for their next game. See also: back, get, on, rail go off the ˈrails (British English, informal) start behaving in a way which shocks or upsets other people: Away from the routine of army life some ex-soldiers go completely off the rails. These idioms refer to a train leaving the track that it runs on. See also: go, off, rail Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary rail against v. To protest something vehemently, especially using strong language: The students railed against the change to a longer school year. See also: rail rail at v. To criticize someone or something in harsh, bitter, or abusive language: The workers railed at the new contract that cut medical benefits. See also: rail The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. line 1. n. a story or argument; a story intended to seduce someone. (see also lines.) Don’t feed me that line. Do you think I was born yesterday? 2. and rail n. a dose of finely cut cocaine arranged in a line, ready for insufflation or snorting. Let’s you and me go do some lines, okay? The addict usually “snorts” one or two of these “rails” with some sort of a tube. rail verb See line rails n. powdered cocaine arranged into lines. (Drugs.) Max makes the rails too messy. See also: rail McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: (as) skinny as a rail beanpole skinny skinny as a beanpole (as) skinny as a beanpole thin as a rail (as) thin as a rail be (as) thin as a rail be (as) thin as a rake be (as) thin as a stick References in classic literature The boat was outboard, its gunwale resting against the Mary Turner's rail. Scraps, the big Newfoundland puppy, who had played and pranced about through all the excitement, seeing so many of the Mary Turner's humans in the boat alongside, sprang over the rail, low and close to the water, and landed sprawling on the mass of sea- bags and goods cases. It was when he was thus below that the cow grazed the schooner just for'ard of amidships on the port side, lashed out with her mighty tail as she sounded, and ripped clean away the chain plates and rail of the mizzen-shrouds. Ah Moy found need to get more food from the galley, when Daughtry, Kwaque, and Big John swung their weight on the falls, one at a time, and hoisted the port boat, one end at a time, over the rail and swung her out. Stays and splinters of rail flew in the air as she rolled so far over as to expose half her copper wet- glistening in the sun. "Schooner he finish close up altogether," Kwaque observed, as the Mary Turner's rail disappeared. Michael Brother of Jerry [USPRwire, Mon Aug 26 2019] An automotive common rail system is used in automotive vehicle for fuel injecting with high pressure. Automotive Common Rail System Market Get Facts About Business Strategies 2018-2028 [ClickPress, Tue Aug 27 2019] An automotive common rail system is used in automotive vehicle for fuel injecting with high pressure. Automotive Common Rail System Market Get Facts About Business Strategies 2018-2028 In the case of yellow rail, a "grail bird" for watchers like me, there's some debate about the species being rare or just rarely seen. On the trail of the rail Reiter: Rails mostly heard, not seen It is the company's second big rail order in less than a year. JSPL bags Rs 665 crore rail contract from RVNL Etihad Rail DB, the joint venture company between Etihad Rail, the developer of the UAE's national railway network and Deutsche Bahn (DB) is set to provide 'Shadow Operator' services for stage two of the Etihad Rail project. Etihad Rail DB appointed as shadow operator for stage two of UAE's national rail network Transport of perishable produce has shifted from rail to trucking for complex reasons, but the change has not been altogether beneficial for Californians. Back on track? Reassessing rail transport for California's perishable produce 28 August 2018 - Nevada, US-based shortline railroad consolidator United Rail, Inc. United Rail Acquires Short Line Railroad Operator US Rail Holdings for USD 4.5m Acorn Rail, part of the Acorn Group and formerly known as Exxell, has seen the team grow as the UK rail industry - particularly in Wales - goes from strength to strength. Recruiter Acorn Rail goes from strength to strength
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