ticket line
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- noun
- /ˈtɪkɪt laɪn/
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cola de boletos
- When we arrived at the concert, we saw a long ticket line stretching outside the venue.
- stands in a ticket line
Examples
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We drove around the city some, seeing a bumper sticker announcing that "Elvis Recycles" near the bridge to Oakland, and were warned of long ticket lines and sellouts for visits to Alcatraz, that new museum and movie celebrity of sorts.
Academic text (1997) -
There was my man, standing tall at the ticket line, with the manager in tow.
Blog text (9) -
Dean stands in a ticket line.
Fiction book (1998) -
The GOP leadership needs to stand in that ticket line to refresh their grasp of their country's history.
Blog text (12) -
During my travels today, as I made my way through various ticket lines, security lines, bathroom lines, elevator rides, and waiting areas, I heard a lot of discussion about the damage that Hurricane Sandy left in her wake.
Blog text (6) -
They don't understand that if Apple says the ticket line opens at 8 a.m., they need to get there before 8 a.m. if they want a chance!
Blog text (1) -
Buying tickets online doesn't save you from waiting in the ticket line unless you print the ticket (which I did, based on reviews); a confirmation code is not enough.
Blog text (5) -
People who once did my hair or sold me shoes stood next to me in elevators, in ticket lines, or at fires, gave me a new blouse in exchange for one that didn't fit, or four words at a cocktail party in exchange for four of mine.
Fiction book (2002) -
For example, we go out to watch a movie, but we really didn't want to go see the movie to begin with, so we unconsciously sabotage the movie outing with a problem: complaining about bad seats or complaining that the ticket line is too long.
Blog text (25) -
She patiently waited in the ticket line for over an hour to buy tickets for the show.
Synonyms
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A line of people or cars waiting for their turn
How Busy
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a queue of people waiting to purchase tickets' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'ticket' (the purpose/object) with 'line' (a queue). This compositional pattern (a line for X) is common in English and in many other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Ticket line comes from the simple picture of people standing in a line to buy tickets. So it means 'a queue of people waiting to buy tickets'.