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laying it on thick



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Sorry if it feels like I’m laying it on thick, but I’m not.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2023

Booker was, in other words, laying it on thick.

From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2021

In other words, he’s laying it on thick here, writing that, sorry government, the merger won’t only avoid harmful effects, but will promote beneficial ones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2018

The campaign could be all about laughter while you're laying it on thick!

From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2010

Louie, laying it on thick, replied that he wanted a souvenir of the happy time he had had in beautiful Germany.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand




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