put the bottom rail on top

To restructure a hierarchy so that those who were previously on the bottom are now on the top, and vice versa. Sure, you can put the bottom rail on top, but how does that help? There's still a lack of equality—there's still the haves and have-nots.

See also: bottom, on, put, rail, top

See also:

ladder
from the bottom of (one's) heart
from the bottom of heart
from the bottom of my heart
from the bottom of one's heart
from the bottom of your heart
be at the bottom of (something)
be at the bottom of something
be/lie at the bottom of something
bottom the house

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