встать на очередь

• СТАНОВИТЬСЯ/СТАТЬ <ВСТАВАТЬ/ВСТАТЬ> НА ОЧЕРЕДЬ

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1. встать на очередь (на что) [subj: human]

⇒ to include one's name on a list (to receive sth.):

- X стал на очередь{{}}≈ X put himself <his name> (down) on a <the> waiting list;

- X added his name to a <the> waiting list.

     ♦ Мы подумываем о покупке машины, уже стали на очередь. We're thinking about buying a car and have already put our name on the waiting list.

2. [subj: abstr]

⇒ (of a question, problem) to become urgent, demanding a quick resolution:

- на очередь стал X ≈ X became first on the agenda;

- X became top priority;

- X came to demand immediate action;

- X became s.o.'s first priority <most pressing concern>;

- [in limited contexts] s.o.'s next concern was...

     ♦ Когда почва была достаточно взрыхлена учтивым обращением и народ отдохнул от просвещения, тогда, сама собой, стала на очередь потребность в законодательстве (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). When the ground had been sufficiently broken by courteous treatment, and when the people had had some respite from enlightenment, naturally, the next concern was for legislation (1b).