line up behind
Stand in sequence
To line up behind someone or something is to publicly support or align with them.
The image is of people forming a queue behind a leader or cause: The party quickly lined up behind their nominee.
It suggests joining others in shared allegiance rather than standing alone: Shareholders lined up behind the merger proposal.
- single fileOne-person-wide formation
- endorseGive official approval
- queueOrdered waiting line
- followGo behind another
- rallyGathering for a cause
formation · file · mobilize · advocate · champion · back · lend support · pledge · rank · adhere · solidarity · take a stand · sequence · procession · unite · join forces · order · organize
line up behindjump the queue
Skip your proper place
butt in · cut the line · push ahead · barge in · cut in line
line up behindoppose
Act against something
turn against · stand against · abandon · desert · reject
line, lines, lined, lining, liner, liners, linear, lineage, lineal