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lay some sweet lines on

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lay some sweet lines on someone

 and put some sweet lines on someone

Sl. to speak kindly to someone; to soft-soap someone. I just laid some sweet lines on her, and she let me use her car. If you put some sweet lines on him, maybe he won't ground you.

See also: lay, line, on, sweet