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railroad

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by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[railroad] {v.}

To force through; push through by force.

* /The bill was railroaded through the state legislature due to the influence of some very wealthy sponsors./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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