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train wreck

Or ٰ·ɰ𳦰

[trein-rek]

noun

  1. an accident in which a train or trains are severely damaged.

  2. Slang.a person who has experienced a personal failure, disaster, etc.

  3. Slang.a disastrous situation, occurrence, or process.

    His football career has been a train wreck.



train wreck

noun

  1. an incident in which a train is severely damaged

  2. informalsomething or someone that has suffered ruin or calamity

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of train wreck1

First recorded in 1870–75
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Later, Brandon Nimmo reached base on a train wreck of a defensive play by the Dodgers, allowing the Mets to score and take a 5-4 lead.

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Noem said his rival Trzaskowski was "an absolute train wreck of a leader".

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“The Palos Verdes peninsula … has been witnessing what I call a slow-moving train wreck,” Muratsuchi testified at an Emergency Management Committee hearing last month.

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Umpires call it a train wreck, a play that results in a horrific collision through no fault of the baserunner or fielder.

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“It’s so obvious he’s destroying our basic rights with no regard for the rule of law. He’s a train wreck.”

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