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way to run a railroad

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables
way -to run a rail-road
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Method of managing a complex operation.

American usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the demanding nature of running a railroad before telecommunications.

Usage

Phrases

couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery

Frequently Paired Words

couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery

Questions

What does way to run a railroad mean?
Method of managing a complex operation.
Where does way to run a railroad come from?
From the demanding nature of running a railroad before telecommunications.

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