lay it on

admit confess disclose impart reveal suggest whisper

breathe buzz hint insinuate intimate tell

bend an ear crack to lay the gaff let in on spill to unload on

conceal deny hide secrete

keep suppress

amplify exaggerate overstate

act burlesque enact execute overdo perform playact present produce show splash stage

farcialize give color to ham it up make a production of melodramatize play on heartstrings play to gallery play up tragedize

reduce

abandon fail halt ignore neglect prevent refrain refuse stop veto

crouch grovel

abase blandish bow cajole cotton court cower crawl creep cringe debase defer flatter invite jolly kneel kowtow massage oil pander scrape slaver snow stoop stroke submit toady truckle woo yield

apple-polish be at beck and call be obsequious be servile brown-nose buddy up butter up cater to cave in to curry favor fall all over fall on one's knees honey up lick boots make up to pay court play up to

fight ignore reject

exaggerate overestimate overplay overrate overreach overstate overuse overvalue

amplify belabor fatigue hype magnify overburden overindulge overload overtax overtire overwork pressure puff stretch

be intemperate bite off too much do to death drive oneself go overboard go too far make federal case not know when to stop pile on run into the ground run riot strain oneself talk big wear down wear oneself out

play down

compress decrease lessen

ignore neglect

cajole gratify massage please satisfy snow soap stroke

brown-nose fall all over play the game play up to politic soften up suck up to

anger annoy disappoint disturb frustrate upset

deny dissatisfy refuse

bootlick cajole flatter kowtow massage oil stroke truckle woo

apple-polish be servile brown-nose butter up fall all over fall on one's knees honey up kiss one's feet kiss-up lick boots pay court play up to scratch one's back suck up to

bootlick cajole flatter grovel kowtow massage oil stroke toady woo

apple-polish be servile brown-nose butter up fall all over fall on one's knees honey up kiss one's feet kiss-up lick boots pay court play up to scratch one's back suck up to

cajole finagle

banter blandish charm coax con court draw entice flatter inveigle kowtow oil persuade seduce snow soap soft-soap sweet-talk worm

butter up soften up spread it on sweeten up work on

dissuade