> as lemmas

to lay it on thick

c. to lay it on thick, (figurative) to do something with vehemence or excess. Cf. to lay on 6 at lay v.¹ Phrasal verbs. Also, to put (spread, etc.) it on thick.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > speak or do with exaggeration [phrase]

to go beyond the moon?c1430

to cast beyond the moon1559

to lay on load?1562

to lay it on with a trowela1616

all (his) geese are swans1621

to draw (also pull, shoot) the long bow1667

to lay it on thick1740

to sling (also fling, throw) the hatchet1778

to come it1796

to make a thing about (also of)1813

to draw with the long-bow1823

to pitch it strong1823

to overegg the pudding1845

to put (spread, etc.) it on thick1865

to god it1870

to strong it1964

to stretch it (or things)1965

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > act or do vigorously [verb (intransitive)]

twig1573

to go at ——1675

to go it1794

to come it1796

to lay it on thick1806

to blaze away1826

bushwhack1837

steam1842

split1844

rustle1882

to work like a demon1884

yank1888

go-at-it1904

to go somea1911

to put a jerk in it1919

to go (also do) one's (also a) dinger1923

to work (etc.) one's ass off1924

to go to town1933

to gie (or give) it laldy1974

1740 Champion 29 Jan. (1741) I. 225 You may lay on Honour and Beauty, and all Manner of Virtues as thick as you please.

1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. i. 9 Lay it on thick, I beg, while your hand is in.

1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor x, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. I. 276 Lay it on thick, and never mind expences.

1865 ‘M. Twain’ in Californian 6 May 9/3 Don't you think he is spreading it on rather thick?

1888 Mrs. H. Ward Robert Elsmere II. ii. xviii. 112 Henslowe lays it on thick—paints with a will.

1929 A. Christie Seven Dials Myst. xviii. 148 I thought Bundle was laying it on a bit thick myself... But Codders is such an ass he'd swallow anything.

1955 W. C. Gault Ring around Rosa xiv. 165 Now she was putting it on as thick as a starlet at a producer's party.

1976 Times 24 Mar. 3/2 (advt.) If we are laying it on a bit thick it's only because we want you to volunteer out of a mature realisation of what the Army can be like.

extracted from thickadv.

to lay it on thick

6. Phrases. to lay it on thick: see 1c. thick and fast: see 3. thick and threefold adv. (n., adj.) phr.

a. In large numbers; in quick succession; with rapid iteration. archaic and dialect.

ΚΠ

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. clxxxvj When mo newe Testamentes were Imprinted, thei came thicke and threfold into Englande.

1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. cxxxiiij There dwell deuylles thycke and threfolde.

a1592 R. Greene Comicall Hist. Alphonsus (1599) i. sig. A4 How that such clients clustred to thy Court By thick and threefold.

1614 J. Day Dyall 218 Our Antipodes of Rome that so much boast of the Fathers, and how they are theirs thicke and threefold.

1711 tr. S. Werenfels Disc. Logomachys 3 Scoffs and Reproaches come thick and threefold.

1872 A. De Morgan Budget of Paradoxes 163 A..writer..who threw aspersions on his opponents thick and threefold.

†b. With vehemence; fervently, ardently, impetuously. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > impetuosity > [adverb]

impetuously1485

in flagrant blood1614

thick and threefold1627

head-foremost1697

hot-headedly1777

head first1839

1627 W. Sclater Briefe Expos. 2 Thess. 295 So thicke and threefold he falles vpon his deuotion.

†c. as adj. Abundant and frequent. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > frequency > [adjective]

commona1325

ofta1382

yedera1400

oftena1450

thick?c1450

repeated1577

obvious1586

crebrousc1600

frequent1604

thick and threefold1615

oftentime1876

oft-time1895

1615 J. Day Festivals 302 The Commendations given Anna here are thicke and threefold.

1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas II. v. i. 242 This thick and threefold companionship with [the] birch was not the only rub.

extracted from thickadv.

as lemmas

单词	to lay it on thick
释义	> as lemmas to lay it on thick c. to lay it on thick, (figurative) to do something with vehemence or excess. Cf. to lay on 6 at lay v.¹ Phrasal verbs. Also, to put (spread, etc.) it on thick. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > speak or do with exaggeration [phrase] to go beyond the moon?c1430 to cast beyond the moon1559 to lay on load?1562 to lay it on with a trowela1616 all (his) geese are swans1621 to draw (also pull, shoot) the long bow1667 to lay it on thick1740 to sling (also fling, throw) the hatchet1778 to come it1796 to make a thing about (also of)1813 to draw with the long-bow1823 to pitch it strong1823 to overegg the pudding1845 to put (spread, etc.) it on thick1865 to god it1870 to strong it1964 to stretch it (or things)1965 the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > act or do vigorously [verb (intransitive)] twig1573 to go at ——1675 to go it1794 to come it1796 to lay it on thick1806 to blaze away1826 bushwhack1837 steam1842 split1844 rustle1882 to work like a demon1884 yank1888 go-at-it1904 to go somea1911 to put a jerk in it1919 to go (also do) one's (also a) dinger1923 to work (etc.) one's ass off1924 to go to town1933 to gie (or give) it laldy1974 1740 Champion 29 Jan. (1741) I. 225 You may lay on Honour and Beauty, and all Manner of Virtues as thick as you please. 1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. i. 9 Lay it on thick, I beg, while your hand is in. 1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor x, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. I. 276 Lay it on thick, and never mind expences. 1865 ‘M. Twain’ in Californian 6 May 9/3 Don't you think he is spreading it on rather thick? 1888 Mrs. H. Ward Robert Elsmere II. ii. xviii. 112 Henslowe lays it on thick—paints with a will. 1929 A. Christie Seven Dials Myst. xviii. 148 I thought Bundle was laying it on a bit thick myself... But Codders is such an ass he'd swallow anything. 1955 W. C. Gault Ring around Rosa xiv. 165 Now she was putting it on as thick as a starlet at a producer's party. 1976 Times 24 Mar. 3/2 (advt.) If we are laying it on a bit thick it's only because we want you to volunteer out of a mature realisation of what the Army can be like. extracted from thickadv. to lay it on thick 6. Phrases. to lay it on thick: see 1c. thick and fast: see 3. thick and threefold adv. (n., adj.) phr. a. In large numbers; in quick succession; with rapid iteration. archaic and dialect. ΚΠ 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. clxxxvj When mo newe Testamentes were Imprinted, thei came thicke and threfold into Englande. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. cxxxiiij There dwell deuylles thycke and threfolde. a1592 R. Greene Comicall Hist. Alphonsus (1599) i. sig. A4 How that such clients clustred to thy Court By thick and threefold. 1614 J. Day Dyall 218 Our Antipodes of Rome that so much boast of the Fathers, and how they are theirs thicke and threefold. 1711 tr. S. Werenfels Disc. Logomachys 3 Scoffs and Reproaches come thick and threefold. 1872 A. De Morgan Budget of Paradoxes 163 A..writer..who threw aspersions on his opponents thick and threefold. †b. With vehemence; fervently, ardently, impetuously. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > impetuosity > [adverb] impetuously1485 in flagrant blood1614 thick and threefold1627 head-foremost1697 hot-headedly1777 head first1839 1627 W. Sclater Briefe Expos. 2 Thess. 295 So thicke and threefold he falles vpon his deuotion. †c. as adj. Abundant and frequent. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > frequency > [adjective] commona1325 ofta1382 yedera1400 oftena1450 thick?c1450 repeated1577 obvious1586 crebrousc1600 frequent1604 thick and threefold1615 oftentime1876 oft-time1895 1615 J. Day Festivals 302 The Commendations given Anna here are thicke and threefold. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas II. v. i. 242 This thick and threefold companionship with [the] birch was not the only rub. extracted from thickadv. < as lemmas
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