run down some lines

run down some lines

 

1. Sl. to converse (with someone). I was running down some lines with Fred when the bell rang. Hey, man, let's run down some lines.

2. Sl. to try to seduce someone; to go through a talk leading to seduction. Go run down some lines with someone else. I was just standing there running down some lines with Mary when those guys broke in.

See also: down, line, run

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

run down some lines

1. in. to converse (with someone). I was running down some lines with Fred when the bell rang.

2. in. to try to seduce someone; to go through a talk leading to seduction. (see also run one’s rhymes.) I was just standing there running down some lines with Mary when those guys broke in.

See also: down, line, run

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