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
LetÍCia	le-TEE-zyə (Portuguese), le-CHEE-zyə (Brazilian Portuguese)	Portuguese
Harlan	HAHR-lən	English
Ianus	-	Roman Mythology
Ackerly	['ækəli]
Herut	-	Hebrew
Duri	-	Korean