lay it on
Example Sentences
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She tried to lay it on thick, telling the aide about the connections Waldorf and Sanders shared.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
When—aha!—Matteo found the skull, he handed it up, and the two priests connected to the heist carefully lay it on a cloak to be folded up with the other long bones.
From Slate • Dec. 15, 2024
“It’s made me really antsy to play, watching my teammates every week go out there and lay it on the line,” Hobbs said.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2022
McCarthy knows that we know that he knows that he can lay it on thick.
From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2022
Luke let Jen's dad walk toward him, gently take the gun, and lay it on the desk.
From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
