railroad through



railroad something through (something)

to force something through some legislative body without due consideration. The committee railroaded the new constitution through the ratification process. Mary felt she could railroad the legislation through.
See also: railroad

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AronAH-rawn (Polish), AH-ron (Croatian)Polish, Croatian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic
Amaka-Western African, Igbo
PiliPEE-leeSpanish
ValĒRijs-Latvian
Roser-Catalan
Itamar-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew