Idiom
jump the queue
Meaning
To receive preferential treatment.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“It is not fair to jump the queue at the store.”
“The celebrity tried to jump the queue, but the security guard told him to wait in line like everyone else.”
“Although the project was behind schedule, the manager attempted to jump the queue by demanding that his department receive priority access to the limited company resources.”
Examples
simple
“It is not fair to jump the queue at the store.”
contextual
“The celebrity tried to jump the queue, but the security guard told him to wait in line like everyone else.”
complex
“Although the project was behind schedule, the manager attempted to jump the queue by demanding that his department receive priority access to the limited company resources.”
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