be in line to the throne
Definition
› to be the person who will become king or queen after the present ruler: Prince Charles is first in line to the British throne.Royalty, aristocracy and titles
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be in good, the best possible, etc. taste idiom
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be in hot water idiom
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be in league with sb idiom
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be in line for sth idiom
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be in line to do sth idiom
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be in no mood for sth/to do sth idiom
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be in one of your moods idiom
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be in over your head idiom
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be in sb's face idiom
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be in sb's good/bad books idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- accession noun
- archduke noun
- aristocracy noun
- aristocrat noun
- baron noun
- Grace noun
- hereditary peer noun
- Highness noun
- Hon. adjective
- Honourable adjective
- nobility noun (HIGH RANK)
- noble adjective (HIGH RANK)
- noble noun
- nobleman noun
- noblewoman noun
- sovereign noun (RULER)
- squire noun
- sultan noun
- the Crown noun
- the Palace noun
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