I won't play fall guy for your stupid lines.

Could you tell me what the word "lines" means in this sentence?

I won't play fall guy for your stupid lines.

I won't be the fool who believes everything you say.

A "line" is a sort of pre-rehearsed sentence, usually used to trick or manipulate someone else.

"What's a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?" is a classic pick-up line. (A pick-up line is something used to start a conversation with someone you're romantically interested in, usually in a bar or club.)

Jokes have punch lines - that's the last sentence at the end of the joke that delivers the laugh. "But now it's eating my popcorn!"

Actors must memorize their "lines" in a play.


So in your example "stupid lines" are the insincere statements, or lies really, that the speaker knows to be untrue.

Is fall guy a bad word for someone? May I say Joey in the comedy series Friends is a fall guy? I think Joey in Friends is silly and lovely.

Delmobile wrote:

A "line" is a sort of pre-rehearsed sentence, usually used to trick or manipulate someone else. "What's a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?" is a classic pick-up line. (A pick-up line is something used to start a conversation with someone you're romantically interested in, usually in a bar or club.) Jokes have punch lines - that's the last sentence at the end of the joke that delivers the laugh. "But now it's eating my popcorn!" Actors must memorize their "lines" in a play. So in your example "stupid lines" are the insincere statements, or lies really, that the speaker knows to be untrue.