way to run a railroad
English
Etymology
From the demanding nature of running a railroad before telecommunications.
Noun
way to run a railroad
- (US) Method of managing a complex operation.
- This is no way to run a railroad.
- This is a hell of a way to run a railroad.
- Is this any way to run a railroad?
See also
- couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery
References
- 1977, Alfred D. Chandler, The Visible Hand: The Managerial Revolution in American Business