lay some sweet lines on someone
lay some sweet lines on someone
and put some sweet lines on someone tv. to speak kindly to someone; to soft soap someone. I just laid some sweet lines on her, and she let me use her car. Don’t you put your sweet lines on me, you liar!
See also: lay, line, on, someone, sweet
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- (one) puts (one's) pants on one leg at a time
- a dog in the manger
- run down some lines
- a happy bunny
- a happy camper
- (one's) heart goes out to (someone)
- a fan of (someone or something)
- read between the lines
- read between the lines, to
- (one) won't eat (someone)