How to pronounce “give someone line”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• (fishing) To unreel more fishing line so that a hooked fish has more freedom to tire itself out.
• (idiomatic, dated) To allow a person more or less liberty until it is convenient to stop or check him/her.

Practice Nearby Words

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