Your train of thought is the sequence of thoughts that occur to you as you consider something. train here is amtapphor. a runaway train is a train that is out of control, eg because the brakes have failed.
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
Your train of thought is the sequence of thoughts that occur to you as you consider something. train here is amtapphor.
a runaway train is a train that is out of control, eg because the brakes have failed. It's a very dangerous train.
?I think your train of thought is a runaway. The speaker here has combined the two expressions to say in an amusing way