feed someone a line

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Also, feed someone lines. Cue an actor with his or her next line (or lines), or tell someone what to say, as in Some contestants become tongue-tied, so someone has to feed them a line, or Eric still has trouble learning a part; he needs someone to feed him his lines.

Also, hand someone a line. Lead someone on, deceive with glib or exaggerated talk. For example, He really fed them a line about his important new position, or Don't hand me a line—I know exactly how much you paid for it. [Early 1900s]

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And yes, someone has already called Spencer a “Small Fry,” har har.
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For someone with anorexia, self-starvation makes them feel better.
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“Someone is determined to keep Bill Cosby off TV,” she continued.
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Binge eating and purging does the same for someone with bulimia.
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In this position, the line of cavalry formed the chord of the arc described by the river, and occupied by us.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Now-a-days it is the bankrupt who flouts, and his too confiding creditors who are jeered and laughed at.
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Mrs. Jolly Robin had often wished—when she was trying to feed a rapidly-growing family—that she could hunt forp.
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Our talk ranged from the Panhandle to the Canada line, while our horses jogged steadily southward.
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Ollie saw someone standing before it, bending slightly forward in the pose of expectation.
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