英语单词“feed someone a line”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析
单词
feed someone a line
释义
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples to say something not true in order to deceiveSMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Lies, lying & hypocrisy#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/feed-a-line##
feedsomeonea line
idiomdisapprovingtotellsomeone something that is notcompletelytrue, often as anexcuse:Shefedme alineabout not havingbudgetedforpayincreasesthisyear.- lieAll she does is lie - you can't believe a word she says.
- tell a lieI cannot tell a lie: I chopped down the cherry tree.
- lie through your teethHe lied through his teeth that he didn't go to the cinema, though he was still holding the ticket stub in his hand as he said it.
- fibI don't like fibbing, but I didn't want to hurt his feelings by saying his gift was awful.
- misleadI'm afraid you've been misled. She is, in fact, married.
- deludeHe's deluding himself if he thinks that he's getting that promotion.
- a pack of liesidiom
- artifice
- bad faith
- black is whiteidiom
- cakeism
- canard
- falsehood
- falsification
- fib
- fiction
- flimflam
- lie
- myth
- mythologically
- mythologize
- perjure
- venality
- weasel words
- white lie
- whopper