be in line for

To be a likely recipient of something, such as a job or award. I'm pretty sure I'm in line for Connie's position once she retires. My daughter is a great student, so she's in line for many academic awards at graduation.

be in line for something

to be likely to get something good If anyone's in line for promotion, I should think it's Helen. After his performance last season, it's reckoned that Taylor is next in line for the captaincy.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Cassander	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Zlota	-	Jewish (Rare)
Florinus	-	Late Roman
Klava	-	Russian
Nikola (1)	-	Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Hungarian, Czech, Basque, Medieval Slavic
Agim	-	Albanian