puts the bottom rail on top

A form of put the bottom rail on top — To reverse a hierarchy.

Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of put the bottom rail on top
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puts the bottom rail on top. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puts%20the%20bottom%20rail%20on%20top

MLA

“puts the bottom rail on top.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puts%20the%20bottom%20rail%20on%20top. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “puts the bottom rail on top,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puts%20the%20bottom%20rail%20on%20top.

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