railroad through

railroad through
phrasal verb [transitive]
Word forms "railroad through":
present tense I/you/we/they railroad through he/she/it railroads through present participle railroading through past tense railroaded through past participle railroaded through informal
railroad something through if someone with power or influence railroads something through, they make someone else accept it, although they do not really want to

They hope to railroad the treaty through before June.


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