We found 2 definitions of shoot a line from 2 different sources.
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shoot a line - show off | ||
boast, tout, swash, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade | ||
hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, magnify, amplify to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" | ||
puff blow hard and loudly; "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain" | ||
gloat, crow, triumph dwell on with satisfaction |