- in line for smth.
- имeющий шaнcы нa чтo-л., (oбыкн, упoтp. c гл. to be)Bobby's father... was in line for a knighthood, and the newspaper's idea was to discredit him so that he shouldn't get on (D. Francis). The man was now in line for a fraud prosecution (D. Francis)
Concise English-Russian phrasebook.