- on the rails
- operating smoothly, on track
Troy helped me get back on the rails when I was depressed.
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on the rails
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off the rails — If someone has gone off the rails, they have lost track of reality … The small dictionary of idiomes
jump the rails — jump the ˈrails idiom (of a train) to leave the rails suddenly Main entry: ↑jumpidiom … Useful english dictionary
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 … English terms 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
Off the rails — If someone has gone off the rails, they have lost track of reality … Dictionary of English idioms
