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put the bottom rail on topTo reverse a hierarchy.Rate it:

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ride on a railTo be subjected to a punishment most prevalent in the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries in which an offender was made to straddle a fence rail held on the shoulders of two or more bearers. The victim was then paraded around town or taken to the city limits and dumped by the roadside.Rate it:

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skinny as a railEspecially of a person, very skinny.Rate it:

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sit on the fenceTo remain neutral on a certain topic, to not have a stance or opinion.Rate it:

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colt over the fenceAn illegitimate child.Rate it:

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fence inTo enclose with a fence.Rate it:

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fence inTo restrict freedom.Rate it:

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fence offTo enclose an area within a fence.Rate it:

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jump the fenceTo change from first approach, approach from a different direction, suggest a completely foreign idea.Rate it:

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on the fenceUndecided; wavering in one's opinion.Rate it:

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On the FenceUndecided about something, unwilling to commit, unable to choose the sideRate it:

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throw one's hat over the fenceTo commit fully.Rate it:

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rakeA set of coupled rail vehicles, normally coaches or wagons.Rate it:

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DiamondIn Railroad Parlance, the especially designed, critically installed rail-section in place at 'Cross-Over' point. Special Switch-Tower With Special Switch-Point Equipment operated 24/7 by Experts:Rate it:

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standard fareThe usual price for travel by air, rail, or another means of transport.Rate it:

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SwitchStandA Normally Padlocked Manually-operated, Switch-point Arrangement At the Point Of a Sidetrack, Entry to A Yard, Commercial Warehouse, Shipping Terminal et al to enable shunting Entire Trains, Railcars, Rail Equipment from Mainline, or SpecLine, to Location/ Other:Rate it:

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