ESL Vocabulary and Idioms

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

Osee — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:45:56 GMT

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.

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

Alex+ — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:34:36 GMT

Delmobile, thank you for your great explanation.

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

Delmobile — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:06:59 GMT

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.

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

Alex+ — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:32:10 GMT

Now I got it. Thank you very much.

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

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:53:28 GMT

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

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

Marius Hancu — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:39:00 GMT

IMO:
I won't believe what you're saying.

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

Alex+ — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:04:34 GMT

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

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