give a line

give someone a line

and feed someone a line

to lead someone on; to deceive someone with false talk. Don't pay any attention to John. He gives everybody a line. He's always feeding us a line.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Brian	BRIE-ən (Irish, English)	Irish, English, Ancient Irish
RÉGulo	RE-goo-lo (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Chauncey	CHAWN-see	English
Ji-Hoon	jee-hoon	Korean
Alden	['ɔ:ldən]
Lamprecht	LAHMP-rekht (German)	German (Archaic), Ancient Germanic