On Rail

On-rail ~ Adjective

A repeatable action or outcome which is guided by a strict, predictable process.

This is an on rail project, following a repeatable set of steps.

by 🐺 July 5, 2022

bottom rail on top

When one formerly in a position of weakness or subservience gains power or dominance over his former oppressor. Originally referred to the idea of black slaves gaining power over their ex-owners in the wake of the US Civil War.

A freed black slave in the Union Army saw his ex-owner being led away in chains as a prisoner and said to him, "Hello massa, bottom rail on top this time."

by BGThree March 28, 2008

Run Out of Town on a Rail

Olde-timey phrase, most commonly referring to the act of literally carrying someone perched uncomfortably on a rail to a point outside of the city limits. This was often a form of punishment for committing any act others thought was extremely bad. It is still sometimes used in the Southern states.

Doctor:What did she take?
Friend:These, Dexamil. Supposed to cure drinkin'
Doctor: Alan T. Whitman, M.D. That man ought to be run out of town on a rail.

by Shag Shag August 20, 2006

on the rail

needed quickly, needed five minutes ago similar to on the fly

"You don't have that sauce, you better make it on the rail"

by l'americain January 28, 2007

yale on the rail

name for Montgomery College in Germantown, Maryland. For those who didn't get into any other colleges or can't afford to go anywhere else.

All the slackers in high school end up going to Yale on the Rail

by Cicianne November 9, 2009

rail on the rails club

Train sex; like the mile high club, but on a train.

Planning to join the rail on the rails club on the Amtrak?

by railroadlover March 4, 2022

rubber wheel on the third rail

1. Totally clueless. 2. Willfully and proudly ignorant. 3. Out of touch with reality.

"His entire life, especially in public office, with a record of bad decisions, inability to form coherent unscripted sentences, coupled with that self-satisfied smirk, all prove he's usung a rubber wheel on the third rail."

by glazeonglass May 25, 2008