lay it on thick en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To exaggerate or overstate a feeling or emotion.
[…] Everybody else was lookin' and listenin' to me and I laid it on thicker and heavier as I went.
1973, Charlie Daniels, Uneasy Rider:She really laid it on thick when her pet died.
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(idiomatic) To flatter.
He knew he needed to lay it on thick in his job interview.
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(idiomatic) To guilt, guilt-trip.
Her mother laid it on thick, telling her to call home more often.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| laid it on thick | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| laid it on thick | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| lays it on thick | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| laying it on thick | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
make fair weather · tickle the ear · flatterize · flatter · lay it on thick · jolly · speak well of · brush up to · collogue · palaver · stroke · soothe · preen · puff · make fair weather · gloze · jolly · tickle the ear · glaver
Translations (2)
de dick auftragen (to flatter) · de dick auftragen (to exaggerate)