Idiom
put the bottom rail on top
Meaning
To reverse a hierarchy.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The new manager wants to put the bottom rail on top.”
“By giving the interns full control over the project, the CEO decided to put the bottom rail on top.”
“The revolutionary movement sought to put the bottom rail on top, dismantling the long-standing power structures that had marginalized the working class for generations.”
Examples
simple
“The new manager wants to put the bottom rail on top.”
contextual
“By giving the interns full control over the project, the CEO decided to put the bottom rail on top.”
complex
“The revolutionary movement sought to put the bottom rail on top, dismantling the long-standing power structures that had marginalized the working class for generations.”
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