lay it on
Example Sentences
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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
“You lay it on the line and see where the chips fall. … You want no regrets.”
From Seattle Times • May 13, 2024
Bullock can, and she will, lay it on soon enough.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2023
McCarthy knows that we know that he knows that he can lay it on thick.
From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2022
“I didn’t mean to lay it on so thick.”
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
