The word "ramrod" refers to a long, thin rod used to push down ammunition in a firearm. It is also used metaphorically to describe someone who is strict, rigid, or inflexible in their behavior or actions. Full definition
Iké Udé's photo Amy Fine Collins (2010) showed the fashion critic Collins sitting ramrod straight amid flamboyant patterns, while Eric Fischl's knockout painting The Krakoffs (2006) advanced the society portrait with a masterful use of black clothing that cuts diagonally through the composition and offsets the subjects» at - odds psyches, and two blurry «head - shot» portraits by the Iranian - born Y.Z. Kami plumbed depths one can't quite fathom. (artnews.com)
The days of ramrodding projects with huge impacts down the throats of the citizenry are OVER. (nystateofpolitics.com)
It was ramrodded through, and it's not good government,» Gerace said. (nystateofpolitics.com)