pitch somebody a lineAmerican EnglishAmE informalTELL/ORDER somebody TO DO something to tell someone a story or give them an excuse that is difficult to believe 给某人编造荒诞无稽的故事[令人难以相信的借口] She pitched me some line about a bomb scare on the metro. 她跟我胡诌，说什么地铁里发生了炸弹恐吓事件。
pitch somebody a line• She pitched me some line about a bomb scare on the metro.• The Michigan governor, John Engler, pitched that line for Bush last weekend.
→ pitch somebody a line at pitch2(2)