| 单词 | lay it on thick |
| 释义 | lay it on thickSEE SYNONYMS FOR lay it on thick ON THESAURUS.COM Also, lay it on with a trowel. Exaggerate, overstate; also, flatter effusively. For example, Jane laid it on thick when she said this was the greatest book she'd ever read, or Tom thought he'd get the senator to waive the speaker's fee if he just laid it on with a trowel. This idiom alludes to applying a thick coat of paint or plaster. [c. 1600] Words nearby lay it on thicklay in, laying on of hands, lay intermediary, lay into, lay it on the line, lay it on thick, lay low, layman, lay odds, layoff, lay of the land The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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