on the rails

bien encaminado, sobre ruedas

Que avanza o funciona como debe, sin problemas graves.

En inglés sencillo: Developing or working as it should, without serious problems.

• The project is back on the rails.
• A new manager put the business back on the rails.
• We need clear goals to keep this plan on the rails.

Sinónimos: on track

Antónimos: off track

Expresiones frecuentes: back on the rails, keep on the rails

sobre los raíles, sobre los rieles

Apoyado sobre las barras metálicas por las que circulan los trenes, o en contacto con ellas.

En inglés sencillo: Resting on or touching the metal tracks that trains run along.

• There are leaves on the rails.
• Someone had left a bicycle on the rails.
• The train’s wheels stayed on the rails after the impact.

Expresiones frecuentes: wheels on the rails, stones on the rails

en tren, por ferrocarril

Viajando o siendo transportado en tren.

En inglés sencillo: Travelling or being carried by train.

• We spent the summer travelling on the rails.
• More freight is now moving on the rails.
• After years on the rails, the driver knew every station.

Sinónimos: by train, by rail

Expresiones frecuentes: travel on the rails, life on the rails

junto a la barandilla interior, por dentro

Corriendo cerca de la valla que bordea el lado interior de una pista de carreras.

En inglés sencillo: Racing close to the fence along the inside edge of a track.

• The horse stayed on the rails.
• The jockey found space on the rails near the final bend.
• A runner on the rails can save ground around the turn.

Sinónimos: on the inside

Expresiones frecuentes: race on the rails, position on the rails