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| Subject | English | Russian |
| idiom. | spin someone a line | вешать лапшу на уши (boggler) |
| gen. | spin a line | рассказывать сказки про белого бычка (Anglophile) |
| gen. | spin somebody a line | дурить (кого-либо КГА) |
| gen. | spin somebody a line | крутить мозги (to try to make someone believe that something is true, often so that they will do what you want or not be angry with you He spun her a line about having to work late at the office. КГА) |
| nautic. | spun line | шкимушка |
| nautic. | spun line | шкимушгар |