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1 jump the queue
(to move ahead of others in a queue without waiting for one's proper turn: Many wealthy or important people try to jump the queue for hospital beds.) užlįsti/eiti be eilės -
2 jump
1. verb1) (to (cause to) go quickly off the ground with a springing movement: He jumped off the wall / across the puddle / over the fallen tree / into the swimming-pool; Don't jump the horse over that fence!) (pa)šokti, versti šokti2) (to rise; to move quickly (upwards): She jumped to her feet; He jumped into the car.) šokti, pašokti, įšokti3) (to make a startled movement: The noise made me jump.) pašokti4) (to pass over (a gap etc) by bounding: He jumped the stream easily.) peršokti2. noun1) (an act of jumping: She crossed the stream in one jump.) šuolis2) (an obstacle to be jumped over: Her horse fell at the third jump.) kliūtis3) (a jumping competition: the high jump.) šuolis4) (a startled movement: She gave a jump when the door suddenly banged shut.) šoktelėjimas5) (a sudden rise, eg in prices: There has been a jump in the price of potatoes.) šoktelėjimas•- jumpy- jump at
- jump for joy
- jump on
- jump the gun
- jump the queue
- jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that
- jump to it
См. также в других словарях:
jump the queue — ► jump the queue (or N. Amer. jump in line) 1) move ahead of one s proper place in a queue of people. 2) take unfair precedence over others. Main Entry: ↑jump … English terms dictionary
jump the queue — phrasal Britain 1. : to go ahead of a waiting line (as at a theater window) attempt to jump the queue is to court disaster London Calling 2. : to seek to obtain something in advance of one s turn : obtain preferential treatment jumping the allied … Useful english dictionary
jump the queue — British & Australian to move in front of people who have been waiting longer for something than you. If you try to jump the queue at a bus stop you ll get shouted at by old ladies. There s a long waiting list for hip operations, but you can jump… … New idioms dictionary
jump the queue — push into a queue of people. ↘take unfair precedence over others. → jump … English new terms dictionary
jump the queue — Place oneself nearer the front of a queue than is one s proper place. Advance one s turn at anything … A concise dictionary of English slang
jump the queue — British to move in front of people who have been waiting for longer than you have. The American expression is jump in line … English dictionary
jump the queue — verb a) to move into a queue ahead of others who have been waiting longer or that have a higher priority; push in b) to desire preferential treatment, undue influence; to be impatient See Also: queuejumper … Wiktionary
jump the queue — cut in line, push to the front of the line … English contemporary dictionary
jump the queue — phrasal British to advance directly to or as if to the head of a line … New Collegiate Dictionary
jump the line — jump the ˈqueue idiom (BrE) (US jump the ˈline) to go to the front of a line of people without waiting for your turn Main entry: ↑jumpidiom … Useful english dictionary
jump — ► VERB 1) push oneself off the ground using the muscles in one s legs and feet. 2) move over, onto, or down from by jumping. 3) move suddenly and quickly. 4) make a sudden involuntary movement in surprise. 5) (jump at/on) accept eagerly. 6)… … English terms dictionary
