feed (someone) a line

informal

to tell someone something which may not be completely true, often as an excuse.

She fed me a line about not having budgeted for pay increases this year.

• Where there's muck, there's brass.
• where there's smoke, there's fire
• whet appetite
• whether by accident or design
• whether or not
• whet someone's appetite
• which way the wind is blowing
• while away
• while away something
• while back is turned
• while someone's back is turned
• While the cat's away .
• While the cat's away the mice will play.
• while the going is good
• whip into shape
• whipping boy
• whip-round
• whip someone into shape
• whip something into shape
• whip up
• whip up something
• whistle-blower
• whistle-stop tour
• whistling in the dark
• white-bread