英语词汇“lay something on thick (or with a trowel)”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

lay something on thick (or with a trowel)

informal Grossly exaggerate or overemphasize something: the message is laid on with a trowel for three hours...

There was some speculation that he might simply be laying the melodrama on thick for the benefit of the crowd, but I don't see it.
Before she started publishing her guidebooks, the words in most botanical tomes were laid on with a trowel, leaving no room for illustrations.
Occasionally, the tone can be too sentimental and some of the historic background is laid on with a trowel, but these are quibbles.

Synonyms

exaggerate, stretch the truth, overdo it, overstate one's case, embellish the truth;

flatter, pay extravagant compliments, give fulsome praise, over-praise, soft-soap

informal pile it on, lay it on with a trowel/shovel, ham it up, sweet-talk

See parent entry: lay

单词	lay something on thick (or with a trowel)
释义	lay something on thick (or with a trowel) informal Grossly exaggerate or overemphasize something: the message is laid on with a trowel for three hours... There was some speculation that he might simply be laying the melodrama on thick for the benefit of the crowd, but I don't see it. Before she started publishing her guidebooks, the words in most botanical tomes were laid on with a trowel, leaving no room for illustrations. Occasionally, the tone can be too sentimental and some of the historic background is laid on with a trowel, but these are quibbles. Synonyms exaggerate, stretch the truth, overdo it, overstate one's case, embellish the truth; flatter, pay extravagant compliments, give fulsome praise, over-praise, soft-soap informal pile it on, lay it on with a trowel/shovel, ham it up, sweet-talk See parent entry: lay
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