单词 | queue-jumping |
释义 | queue-jumpingn. Originally and chiefly British. The action or practice of pushing into a queue in order to be served or dealt with before one's turn. Also figurative: the action or an act of obtaining unfair priority over others. ΚΠ 1929 Birmingham Gaz. 11 Mar. 6/7 It is now predicted that the Chancellor of the Exchequer will have a surplus of about £11,000,000 to utilise next month. Applicants are warned that there must be positively no queue-jumping. 1947 Times 26 May 2/7 The best-laid plans of railway companies to deal with holiday traffic may be defeated by a new form of ‘queue-jumping.’ 1959 Guardian 22 Oct. 1/1 Mrs. Braddock..complained of Tory queue-jumping. 1965 M. Drabble Millstone 67 Afraid that I would be accused of queue-jumping, I rose to my feet and went in search of authority. 1998 K. Sampson Extra Time 39 While queue-jumping is an inevitable facet of jungle-law, I always try to take my turn. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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