Did Mussolini really make the trains run on time?
Did Mussolini really make the trains run on time?
user
No, Benito Mussolini did not actually make the trains run on time; this was a common misnomer, popularized by the media and humorists in the twentieth century.
assistant
Did Mussolini really make the trains run on time?
user
No, Benito Mussolini did not actually make the trains run on time. This was a popular propaganda slogan coined by the Italian dictator during his reign. The phrase was taken to mean that Mussolini's regime had restored order, discipline and efficiency to Italy after the disruption of World War I and the economic instability in the early 1920s. It has become a metaphor that means a lot of work has been done efficiently and quickly.
assistant