feed a line

feed somebody a line

(informal)

to tell someone something which may not be completely true, often as an excuse She fed me a line about not having budgeted for pay increases this year.

See feed to the lions

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sergio	SER-jo (Italian), SER-khyo (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish
Custodio	-	Spanish
Louhi	-	Finnish Mythology
Bertil	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Chayim	-	Hebrew
SÓLveig	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic