jump the queue

colarse en la fila

Ponerse delante de personas que llevan más tiempo esperando en una fila, sin respetar su turno.

En inglés sencillo: To go ahead of people who have been waiting in a line longer than you.

• Please do not jump the queue.
• A man jumped the queue at the ticket desk.
• She tried to jump the queue, but everyone protested.

Sinónimos: push in, cut in line

Expresiones frecuentes: jump the queue again, jump the queue rudely

recibir trato preferente

Recibir un servicio o una oportunidad antes que otros gracias a un trato especial.

En inglés sencillo: To get a service or opportunity before others because you receive special treatment.

• His connections helped him jump the queue.
• Urgent applications can jump the queue for review.
• Wealthy patients jumped the queue by paying extra.

Cómo se usa: jump the queue for something (People with urgent cases can jump the queue for treatment.)

Sinónimos: get priority, get preferential treatment

Expresiones frecuentes: jump the queue legally, jump the queue unfairly