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on the rails

In working order, functioning properlyIn working order, functioning properly.

» He fell asleep on the rails and was run over by a train.

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Examples

1 sentences

He fell asleep on the rails and was run over by a train.
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Meaning

4 senses

(idiomatic)In working order, functioning properly.
In a train or on trains.
Racing toward the inside, near the fence that bounds the track.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, rail.

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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