The salesman tried to railroad me into signing the contract.
•You can't railroad me into doing anything!
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
railroad — rail|road1 [ reıl,roud ] noun count AMERICAN * 1. ) railroad or railroad track the metal track that trains travel on: a railroad that is no longer in use 2. ) a train company: B & O Railroad the railroad the system of traveling by train, and all… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
railroad — I UK [ˈreɪlˌrəʊd] / US [ˈreɪlˌroʊd] noun [countable] Word forms railroad : singular railroad plural railroads American 1) railroad or railroad track the metal track that trains travel on 2) [often singular] a railway system a) a railway company… … English dictionary
railroad — [[t]re͟ɪlroʊd[/t]] railroads, railroading, railroaded 1) N COUNT A railroad is a route between two places along which trains travel on steel rails. [AM] ...railroad tracks that led to nowhere... The railroad finally reached Santa Barbara in 1877 … English dictionary
railroad — ▪ I. railroad rail‧road 1 [ˈreɪlrəʊd ǁ roʊd] noun [countable] 1. TRANSPORT a railway: • a railroad company 2. the railroad all the work, equipment etc connected with a train system … Financial and business terms
railroad — rail|road1 [ˈreılrəud US roud] n AmE ↑sleeper a railway or the railway ▪ The supplies were sent on the railroad. ▪ a railroad station railroad 2 railroad2 v [T] to force or persuade someone do something without giving them enough time to think… … Dictionary of contemporary English
railroad — 1 noun (C) AmE 1 a railway: The supplies were sent on the railroad. 2 the railroad all the work, equipment etc connected with a train system: He had taken a job as a ticket agent on the railroad. 2 verb (T) to force or persuade someone do… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
railroad — noun North American term for railway. verb informal 1》 rush or coerce (someone) into doing something. ↘cause (a measure) to be passed or approved quickly by applying pressure. 2》 N. Amer. send to prison unjustly. 3》 [usu. as noun railroading] … English new terms dictionary
Northern Africa Railroad Development — started in the 1850s. In Egypt, a rail line between Alexandria and Cairo had been completed in 1856, three years before work began on the Suez Canal. On May 14, 1858, a rail carriage ferry on this line played a decisive role in Egyptian history.… … Wikipedia
twist someone's arm — (informal) PRESSURIZE, coerce, force; persuade; informal lean on, bulldoze, railroad, put the screws on. → twist * * * informal persuade someone to do something that they are or might be reluctant to do * * * twist someone s arm see ↑twist … Useful english dictionary
List of words having different meanings in British and American English: A–L — Differences between American and British English American English … Wikipedia
line — line1 W1S1 [laın] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(on paper/on the ground)¦ 2¦(between two areas)¦ 3¦(of people/things)¦ 4¦(direction)¦ 5¦(on your face)¦ 6¦(phone)¦ 7¦(for trains)¦ 8¦(between two types of thing)¦ 9¦(shape/edge)¦ 10¦(w … Dictionary of contemporary English
