Phrase · Travel & transport
the hollow rail apology
noun phrase
/thuh-hol-oh-rayl-uh-pol-uh-jee/
Definition
A courteous but entirely useless verbal gesture broadcast to a platform of furious, delayed commuters.
In use
“We got the hollow rail apology for the third time in ten minutes, still no train.”
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Language
- Language form
- noun phrase
- Pronunciation
- /thuh-hol-oh-rayl-uh-pol-uh-jee/
Classification
- Life domain
- Everyday life
- Topic
- Travel & transport
History
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