feed (one) a line Idiom

a fine line

a close relationship, not much difference Sometimes there is a fine line between love and lust.

along those lines

similar, on the same topic, in that vein He wants a job in health care or nursing, along those lines.

away out of line

(See way out of line)

beeline

(See make a beeline)

below the poverty line

not earning enough to survive, very poor, as poor as a church mouse If husband and wife are earning minimum wage, they're living below the poverty line.

bottom line

the total, the final figure on a balance sheet When they examined the bottom line of the company they decided not to invest in it.

bring someone into line

persuade someone to agree with you He was finally able to bring the other members of the committee into line.

cash on the line

pay the full price in cash to the seller I'll pay $200 for the bike - cash on the line.

clotheslined (hockey)

lifted by a bodycheck, hanging in the air Orr was clotheslined just as he crossed the line. What a check!

crack the line-up

earn a place on a team, make the team He's a good basketball player, but can he crack the line-up?

feed (one) a line

1. To acquaint an amateur what to say. In this usage, the byword is generally acclimated in the plural ("feed one (one's) lines"), and "line" refers to a band of chat in the script. I'm sorry, I can't bethink a chat of this scene—can addition amuse augment me my lines?2. To allege deceptively to one. In this usage, "line" refers to a able response, conceivably one advised to be what the adviser wants to hear. Don't augment me a line, acquaint me the truth—what's the absolute acumen you absent my party?Learn more: feed, line

feed addition a line

1. Also, feed addition lines. Cue an amateur with his or her abutting band (or lines), or acquaint addition what to say, as in Some contestants become tongue-tied, so addition has to augment them a line, or Eric still has agitation acquirements a part; he needs addition to augment him his lines.
2. Also, hand addition a line. Lead addition on, deceive with glib or abstract talk. For example, He absolutely fed them a band about his important new position, or Don't duke me a line-I apperceive absolutely how abundant you paid for it. [Early 1900s] Learn more: feed, line, someone

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