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Vocabulary : Phrasal Verbs : L : line up

line up

Meaning: If you line up, you join a line of people standing one behind the other, or side by side.

Synonym: queue up

For example:

  • line up The soldiers lined up and waited for the president to come and inspect them.

  • line up to do sth If you line up to get the tickets, I'll go and get some popcorn.

Quick Quiz:

You would normally have to line up
  1. in your bed
  2. in you bathroom
  3. in your bank

Grammar explanation: separable and non-separable phrasal verbs

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