What does "feed/tell somebody a line" mean to you?

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What does "feed/tell somebody a line" mean to you?

2007-10-18 21:38:17 · 2 answers · asked by Daniel61 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

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Tell someone a lie....a made-up story....not true.

2007-10-18 22:23:34 · answer #1 · answered by soupkitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Feeding a line is either what the prompt does if an actor forgets his words, or it's what a fisherman does to the fish, hoping it will swallow it, hook, line and sinker.

2007-10-19 03:23:20 · answer #2 · answered by derfini 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋