in line for

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   likely to get sth

   I'd say you're all in line for some important promotions...

   Well, when you're next in line for the throne, you're poised like a panther, ready to expect the unexpected.

In the movies · 2

• No way I'm standing in line for it.Terminator Genisys2015
• We re all waiting in line for this love abuelitaFast X2023
• I'd say you're all in line for some important promotions...Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb1964
• I know you're in line for higher things.The Spanish Prisoner1997
• Then you'll know why Krakozhians wait in line for cheap toilet paperThe Terminal2004
• l'm guessing by your hasty retreat that you're still 20th in line for the throne.Shanghai Knights2003
• Well, he's in line for a football scholarship if he gets his grades up.The Blind Side2009
• Well, when you're next in line for the throne, you're poised like a panther, ready to expect the unexpected.The Princess and the Frog2009

Learn it in full scenes

• Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb1964
  • Major Kong's Pep Talk
  • General Turgidson Dodges Calls
  • Mandrake Confronts General Ripper
• The Princess and the Frog2009
  • Mama Reads the Frog Prince
  • Tiana's Father Teaches Her to Dream
  • Tiana Works Toward Her Restaurant

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• on the line
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• walk a fine line