get things back on track
Meaning: To bring a situation back under control after it has gone wrong.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Example: “A new supplier got the project back on track.”
Category: Daily Life
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
More idioms — Daily Life
- be in for a rude awakening — To be about to discover an unpleasant truth.
- carry coals to Newcastle — To do something completely unnecessary.
- hunky-dory — Perfectly fine.
- the morning after the night before — A hangover, and the regret that comes with it.
- behind the scenes — Out of public view, where the real work or decisions happen.
- kick up a fuss — To complain loudly and cause a commotion.
More English idioms
- be over the moon — Absolutely delighted.
- rub salt in the wound — To make someone's pain or humiliation worse.
- tread on someone's toes — To offend someone, especially by interfering in what they see as their business.
- get under someone's feet — To be in the way while someone is trying to work.
- cry at the drop of a hat — To burst into tears very easily.
- been there, done that — Said of an experience one already knows well, often with a shrug.
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