bottom rail on top

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English - Turkish
(deyim) İşler, konumlar ve şaire tersine dönmek
English - English
(deyim) When one formerly in a position of weakness or subservience gains power or dominance over his former oppressor. Originally referred to the idea of black slaves gaining power over their ex-owners in the wake of the US Civil War

A freed black slave in the Union Army saw his ex-owner being led away in chains as a prisoner and said to him, Hello massa, bottom rail on top this time..

bottom rail on top

    Hyphenation

    bot·tom rail on top

    Turkish pronunciation

    bätım reyl ôn tôp

    Pronunciation

    /ˈbätəm ˈrāl ˈôn ˈtôp/ /ˈbɑːtəm ˈreɪl ˈɔːn ˈtɔːp/
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