railroad through
railroad (something) through
To force the passage or acceptance of something, especially legislation, by an authoritative body with such haste and pressure that the standard considerations of its implications are avoided or ignored. Riding a strong wave of pro-nationalist sentiment, the senator was able to railroad a bill through congress that would criminalize public criticism of the government. After the scandal, the board of directors of the giant corporation railroaded a policy change through that would curtail the rights of employees around the country.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
railroad something through (something)
to force something through some legislative body without due consideration. The committee railroaded the new constitution through the ratification process. Mary felt she could railroad the legislation through.
See also: railroad, through
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- railroad (something) through
- fight (something) through
- railroad (something)
- bust (one's) balls
- bust balls
- muckety
- high muckety muck
- high mucky-muck
- muckamuck
- high muckamuck