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way to run a railroad

way to run a railroad noun: method of managing a complex operation.

Noun

way to run a railroad

  1. (US) Method of managing a complex operation.
    • This is no way to run a railroad.
    • This is a hell of a way to run a railroad.

Origin of way to run a railroad

From the demanding nature of running a railroad before telecommunications.

Questions about way to run a railroad

What does way to run a railroad mean?
Way to run a railroad means method of managing a complex operation.
What part of speech is way to run a railroad?
Way to run a railroad is a noun.

Words near way to run a railroad in the dictionary

  1. way stations
  2. way thistle
  3. way thistles
  4. way to
  5. way to go
  6. way to run a railroad
  7. way too
  8. way way back
  9. way-baggage
  10. way-cleaner
  11. way-cleaners

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