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MrPernickety Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Meaning of "go in front of the line"

Hi,

I stumbled across this sentence:

Althought we're extremely busy, this is a kind of case that goes in front of the line

Does "go in front of the line" mean "get first priority"?
If yes, then, to a native speaker, is "go in front of the line" a normal way of saying "get first priority"?

Thanks !
  

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Hi Mr P, You are correct that 'go in front of the line' means ' give first priority to'. In AmE, i would have said 'goes to the front of the line' or better, 'goes to the head of the line'. I think the sentence could have been made clearer by saying "Although we are extremely busy, this kind of case gets sent to the head of the line.

— TrysB

  • Hi Mr P, You are correct that 'go in front of the line' means ' give first priority to'.
  • In AmE, i would have said 'goes to the front of the line' or better, 'goes to the head of the line'.
  • I think the sentence could have been made clearer by saying "Although we are extremely busy, this kind of case gets sent to the head of the line.
  • It is so important that we are going to stop whatever we are doing and work on it.
  • I don't know if this is the preferred construction in British English.
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Hi Mr P,
You are correct that 'go in front of the line' means ' give first priority to'.

In AmE, i would have said 'goes to the front of the line' or better, 'goes to the head of the line'.

I think the sentence could have been made clearer by saying "Although we are extremely busy, this kind of case gets sent to the head of the line. It is
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Hi, TrysB

Thanks a lot for your explanation! Emotion: smile

Regards,
Mr P
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