Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lay it on thick

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables: lay it on thick
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To exaggerate or overstate a feeling or emotion.

verb

verb

To guilt, guilt-trip.

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

lays it on thick (present, singular) laying it on thick (participle, present) laid it on thick (participle, past) laid it on thick (past)

Phrases

blow out of proportion

Frequently Paired Words

blow out of proportion

Synonyms

jolly make fair weather tickle the ear brush up to collogue flatter flatterize glaver gloze lay it on thick palaver preen

Questions

What does lay it on thick mean?: To exaggerate or overstate a feeling or emotion.

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