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Phrase(s): line someone or something up with someone or something
1. Lit. to place people or things into a line with other people or things. • Line Fred up with the others. • Line up these books with the others. • Please line yourselves up with the others. 2. Lit. to place people or things into a line that is oriented on someone or something. • Line everyone up with the flagpole so we can march into the hall. • Please line up everyone with the flagpole straight ahead. 3. Fig. to schedule a meeting date with someone or a group of people. • Will you line everyone up with us for a Monday morning meeting? • See if you can line up a meeting with Todd and Frank., Phrase(s): line someone or something up with something
to position someone or something (or a group) in reference to other things. • Please line the chairs up with the floor tiles. • Line up this brick with the bricks below and at both sides. That’s the way you lay bricks., Phrase(s): line up with someone
to get into a line with someone. • Go over and line up with the others. • Would you please line up with the other students?
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs