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line up

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line up something
to organize or arrange for something to be done. Lee had already lined up a good lawyer to handle his case. I'll try to line something up for Saturday — maybe we could go to the museum.
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of line up (= to form a line)
See also: line
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Off-price retailers like Best Buy, Nordstrom Rack and Ross Dress for Less are slowly adopting a design secret that airlines and banks have known about for years: one single, snaking line makes impatient customers feel they are being treated more fairly than if they line up behind multiple cash registers.
LINING UP FOR CUSTOMERS SNAKE METHOD IS ADDING UP FOR RETAILERS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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