line up
to form a row, or to put people or things in a row
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To wait in a queue
join a line
to go and stand at the end of a line of people who are waiting for something
first come, first served
used for saying that if you arrive before other people you will be served or dealt with before them
wait in/on line
to stand in a line with other people because you want to buy something or do something
stand in line
to form or join a row of people waiting one behind the other to do something. The usual British word is queue
jump in line
to move in front of people who have been waiting for something for longer than you have
wait your turn
to wait in a patient way for your opportunity to have or to do something
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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