jump the queue

jump the queue
phrasal
1. : to go ahead of a waiting line (as at a theater window)

attempt to jump the queue is to court disaster — London Calling

2. : to seek to obtain something in advance of one's turn : obtain preferential treatment

jumping the allied queue and seeking a special arrangement — Economist

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jump the queue
To get ahead of one's turn (lit and figurative)
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Main Entry:jump

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jump the queue british phrase
to move in front of people who have been waiting for longer than you have. The American expression is jump in line .
Thesaurus: to wait in a queuesynonym
Main entry: jump

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Brit. cut in line

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jump the queue — see queue, 1
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Main Entry:jump
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jump the queue
Brit : to go ahead of the other people in a queue : to go to the front of a queue instead of waiting

He tried to jump the queue but they wouldn't let him.

— see also queue-jumping
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Main Entry:queue

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jump the ˈqueue idiom
(BrE) (US jump the ˈline) to go to the front of a line of people without waiting for your turn
Main entry:jumpidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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