get someone in a line

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動詞

古語 俗語

(archaic, slang) To hoax or entrap somebody, so as to get some sport out of them.

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He would often get someone in a line just to watch them squirm.

詳細

意味（1）

(archaic, slang) To hoax or entrap somebody, so as to get some sport out of them.

I am afraid they have got me in a line.* In addition to the rest of my troubles, I find this shifting ships and fitting out messes attended with an enormous expense. […] * A common phrase among the seamen at Bitche, meaning to allure or entice.

詳細

gets someone in a line （ 現在形 単数形 三人称 ）

getting someone in a line （ 分詞 現在形 ）

got someone in a line （ 過去形 ）

got someone in a line （ 分詞 過去形 ）

gotten someone in a line （ 分詞 過去形 ）