English Dictionary

get someone in a line

動詞

古語 俗語

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

日本語の意味

（古風・俗語）誰かをだまして罠に陥れ、遊びの対象にすること。 / （古風・俗語）人をからかう目的で、騙し罠にかけること。

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

彼はしばしば人を騙して陥れ、ただ彼らがもじもじするのを見て楽しんだ。

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.

gets someone in a line （ present singular third-person ）

getting someone in a line （ participle present ）

got someone in a line （ past ）

got someone in a line （ participle past ）

gotten someone in a line （ participle past ）