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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
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