file in(to something or some place)

file in(to something or some place)

To move or process into a place or thing in a line. After being scolded, the kids filed silently into their classroom. Quick, file in before the show starts!
See also: file, something
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

file in(to) (something)

[for a line of people] to move into something or some place. The people filed into the hall quietly. Everyone filed in quietly.
See also: file
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • file in
  • one after another
  • one after another/the other
  • one thing or person after another
  • quick like a bunny
  • (as) quick as a bunny
  • one at a time
  • one by one
  • put (one) out of (something or some place)
  • put out of