lay it on thick

verb

Definitions

  1. To exaggerate or overstate a feeling or emotion.

    • She really laid it on thick when her pet died.
    • […] Everybody else was lookin' and listenin' to me and I laid it on thicker and heavier as I went.
  2. To flatter.

    • He knew he needed to lay it on thick in his job interview.
  3. To guilt, guilt-trip.

    • Her mother laid it on thick, telling her to call home more often.

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