lay it on
Example Sentences
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“Family Meal,” however, wants to lay it on.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025
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
“We are going to lay it on thick for her,” read one text from Howard.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2024
McCarthy knows that we know that he knows that he can lay it on thick.
From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2022
I could lay it on so thick when I wrote essays for him, and, of course, I had the highest grade in his Lit class.
From "Winger" by Andrew Smith
