IdiomDaily Life
English
Englishget things back on track
Meaning: To bring a situation back under control after it has gone wrong.
Example: “A new supplier got the project back on track.”
Origin: From railways, where a derailed train must be put back on the rails. The figurative use is common from the 20th century.
Equivalents in other languages
German: Die Kuh vom Eis holen Literally: To get the cow off the ice
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