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
See also: feed, line

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Arlettear-LETFrench
Candidekawn-DEEDFrench
QueenieKWEEN-eeEnglish
Il-Seongeel-sungKorean
JaydonJAY-dənEnglish (Modern)
Eligiae-LEEG-yah (Polish)Polish, Late Roman