who laid the rail
adv. phr.— «If the poolrooms were to shut up tomorrow, we have enough material already in hand to keep us busy for months. That could not stop us. We are going to smoke them out for who laid the rail.» —“Policy Is Announced” Dallas Morning News (Texas) Aug. 10, 1906. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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