in single file

Related to in single file: in the first place, rub off, follow suit, catch up, the likes of, pat on the back

in single file

In a line one person or one thing in width. The students lined up and walked in single file into the auditorium. Cyclists are reminded to please ride in single file on roads to avoid obstructing traffic.

*in (a) single file

Fig. lined up, one behind the other; in a line, one person or one thing wide. (*Typically: be ~; get [into] ~; march ~; walk ~.) Have you ever seen ducks walking in single file? Please get into single file. Please march in single file.

single file, in

Also, in Indian file. Aligned one behind the other, as in We have to bike in single file here, or The children were told to march in Indian file. Both usages are associated with military formations; the first term was first recorded in 1670; the variant, alluding to the usual marching order of Native Americans, was first recorded in 1758.

词组	in single file
释义	in single file Related to in single file: in the first place, rub off, follow suit, catch up, the likes of, pat on the back in single file In a line one person or one thing in width. The students lined up and walked in single file into the auditorium. Cyclists are reminded to please ride in single file on roads to avoid obstructing traffic. See also: file, single Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. in (a) single file Fig.* lined up, one behind the other; in a line, one person or one thing wide. (Typically: be ~; get [into] ~; march ~; walk ~.) Have you ever seen ducks walking in single file? Please get into single file. Please march in single file. See also: file, single McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. single file, in Also, in Indian file. Aligned one behind the other, as in We have to bike in single file here, or The children were told to march in Indian file. Both usages are associated with military formations; the first term was first recorded in 1670; the variant, alluding to the usual marching order of Native Americans, was first recorded in 1758. See also: single The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also:* cooking for one drive (one) out of office force (one) out of office force out of office give (one) (one's) head give head give somebody their head give someone their head 1FTR except for one thing
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