lay it on thick
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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
“We are going to lay it on thick for her,” read one text from Howard.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
And sheesh, does the lead sponsor, Pennsylvania Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, lay it on thick.
From Slate ● Apr. 3, 2024
McCarthy knows that we know that he knows that he can lay it on thick.
From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2022
Courtin’s the cream, good an’ thick an’ juicy, an’ you ken lay it on thick, an’ you kind o’ wonder how them buzzocky old cows got the savee to perduce sech a daisy liquid.
From The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana by Ridgwell Cullum
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