[lay it on] or
[lay it on thick] also [put it on thick] or [spreadit on thick] or [lay it on
with a trowel] {v. phr.}, {informal} Topersuade someone by using very much
flattery; flatter.
Bob wantedto go to the movies. He laid it on thick to his
mother.
Mary wascaught fibbing. She sure spread it on thick.
Compare: PUT
ON(2b).
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