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Definition

To exaggerate or overstate a feeling or emotion.

To flatter.

To guilt, guilt-trip.

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In Context

  • "She really laid it on thick when her pet died."
  • "[…] Everybody else was lookin' and listenin' to me and I laid it on thicker and heavier as I went."
  • "He knew he needed to lay it on thick in his job interview."
  • "Her mother laid it on thick, telling her to call home more often."
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