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line

1. n. a story or argument; a story intended to seduce someone. (see also lines.) Don’t feed me that line. Do you think I was born yesterday?

2. and rail n. a dose of finely cut cocaine arranged in a line, ready for insufflation or snorting. Let’s you and me go do some lines, okay? The addict usually “snorts” one or two of these “rails” with some sort of a tube.

See:

• (one's) ass is on the line
• a fine line
• a line in the sand
• a thin line
• all along the line
• all the way down the line
• along the line
• along the lines
• along the lines of
• along the lines of (something)
• along those lines
• ass is on the line
• at the end of the line
• be along the lines of (something)
• be in line
• be in line for
• be in the firing line
• be in the front line
• be in the pipeline
• be on the line
• be on the lines of (something)
• be on the right lines
• be out of line
• be the end of the line
• blow it
• blow one’s lines
• bottom line
• bottom of the line
• bright-line
• bright-line rule
• bring into line
• butt is on the line
• cash on the barrelhead
• chow down
• clear (one's) lines
• close ranks
• color inside the lines
• color outside the lines
• come in(to) line
• cross the line
• dead cat on the line
• do a line
• don't give me that line
• don't hand me that line
• down the line
• draw a line
• draw a line between
• draw a line in the sand
• draw a line under
• draw battle lines
• draw the line
• draw the line at
• draw the line between and else Go to draw a line between
• drop (one) a line
• drop a line
• drop a line and drop a few lines; drop a note
• end of the line
• fall for hook, line and sinker
• fall in line
• fall into line
• feed a line
• feed someone a line
• fine line
• fire a line
• firing line
• firing line, on the
• fix up
• fluff lines
• get a line on
• get in(to) line
• get lines crossed
• give a line
• go down the line
• go on
• go online
• hard line
• Hard lines
• hold the line
• hook, line, and sinker
• hot line
• hotline
• in keeping
• in line
• in line for
• in line with
• in the line of duty
• in the line of fire
• keep in line
• lay (one's) life on the line
• lay it on the line
• lay on the line
• lay some sweet lines on
• lay some sweet lines on someone
• lead the line
• least resistance, line of
• line
• line of fire, in the
• line of least resistance
• line on
• line one’s own pocket
• line one’s own pockets
• line one's pockets
• line own pocket
• line pockets
• line up
• line up against
• line up alongside
• line up behind
• line up for
• line up in
• line up on
• line up with
• line with
• lines
• move the goal line
• next in line
• off-line
• on line
• on the firing line
• on the front line of
• on the line
• on the lines of (something)
• One has to draw the line somewhere
• out of line
• over the line
• party line
• put (one's) ass on the line
• put (one's) butt on the line
• put it on the line
• put life on the line
• put neck on the line
• put some sweet lines on someone
• read between the lines
• run down some lines
• sign on the dotted line
• somewhere along the line
• spin a line
• stag line
• step out of line
• swallow hook, line, and sinker
• take a hard line
• take the line of least resistance
• the battle lines are drawn
• the bottom line
• the end of the line
• the end of the road
• there is a fine line between
• toe the line
• toe the mark
• top of the line
• walk a thin line
• Who's on the phone?