Idiom
lay it on thick
Meaning
To exaggerate or overstate a feeling or emotion.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He always lays it on thick when he wants a favor.”
“The salesman laid it on thick about how much I needed this expensive car, but I knew he just wanted a commission.”
“Although the candidate laid it on thick regarding his commitment to the public, the voters remained skeptical of his true intentions.”
Examples
simple
“He always lays it on thick when he wants a favor.”
contextual
“The salesman laid it on thick about how much I needed this expensive car, but I knew he just wanted a commission.”
complex
“Although the candidate laid it on thick regarding his commitment to the public, the voters remained skeptical of his true intentions.”
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