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lay it on thick

vb. 1 (context idiomatic English) To exaggerate or overstate a feeling or emotion. 2 (context idiomatic English) To flatter. 3 (context idiomatic English) To guilt, guilt-trip.

Usage examples of "lay it on thick".

Carlson's dry humor had gotten him in trouble more than once yet he continued to lay it on thick.

Here I lay it on thick, dropping the names of detectives Hill and Goldman and of course Tarkington, the prosecutor.