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shoot a line

shoot a line
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [shoot ey lahyn]
    • /ʃut eɪ laɪn/
    • /ʃuːt ə laɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shoot ey lahyn]
    • /ʃut eɪ laɪn/

Definition of shoot a line words

  • noun shoot a line to try to create a false image, as by boasting or exaggerating 0

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Parts of speech for Shoot a line

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

shoot a line popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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