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lay it on thick and lay it on with a trowel; pour it on thick; spread it on thick

Fig. to exaggerate or over-state praise, excuses, or blame. Sally was laying it on thick when she said that Tom was the best singer she had ever heard. After Bob finished making his excuses, Sally said that he was pouring it on thick. Bob always spreads it on thick.

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But when you are a Premier League side that travels across the Atlantic to play a game, you have to be prepared to digest absurd amounts of razzamatazz and while Americans do it best, their cousins north of the border also know how to lay it on with a trowel. STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE; No trophy - but Blues pre-season: ... by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England) FLATTERY will get you anywhere - and Manchester United's Patrice Evra knows how to lay it on with a trowel. 3pm: FLATTERY by The Mirror (London, England) There's no better guide than Disraeli, who observed its effectiveness at all levels: ``Everyone lik es flattery; and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with a trowel. Flattery? It's just praise where praise is due by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)			lay against lay alongside lay an egg lay around lay aside lay aside for lay at door lay at feet lay away lay bare lay before lay cards on the table lay claim to lay down lay down arms lay down life lay down the law lay emphasis on lay eyes on lay for lay hold of lay in lay into lay it on the line lay it on thick lay it on with a trowel lay low lay low and sing small lay of the land lay off lay on lay open lay out lay out in lavender lay out on lay over lay rubber lay some sweet lines on lay the blame on lay the ghost of lay to lay to rest lay to waste lay together lay under lay up lay waste laze away leach leach away leach in			lay in lay in lay in lay in ashes lay in ruins Lay in state Lay in state Lay in state Lay in state lay in store lay into lay into lay into lay into lay into Lay investiture Lay investiture Lay investiture Lay investiture controversy lay it on the line lay it on the line lay it on the line lay it on the line lay it on the line lay it on the line lay it on thick lay it on thick lay it on thick lay it on thick lay it on thick lay it on with a trowel Lay leader Lay Low Lay Low Lay Low Lay Low Lay Low lay low and sing small Lay Member to Annual Conference lay midwife lay midwife Lay Ministers Lay Ministers Lay Ministers Lay Ministers lay money down lay money on lay neck on the block lay neck on the block lay neck on the block lay neck on the block lay neck on the block lay odds lay odds lay odds Lay of Havelock the Dane Lay of the Cid lay of the land lay of the land lay of the land lay of the land

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