laying it on thick
Example Sentences
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“That’s someone who was perfection. And we’ve all had that feeling where someone’s being eulogized and we’re thinking, ‘They were good, but this person’s kind of laying it on thick.’
From Salon • Feb. 22, 2026
Sorry if it feels like I’m laying it on thick, but I’m not.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2023
Booker was, in other words, laying it on thick.
From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2021
In other words, he’s laying it on thick here, writing that, sorry government, the merger won’t only avoid harmful effects, but will promote beneficial ones.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2018
Louie, laying it on thick, replied that he wanted a souvenir of the happy time he had had in beautiful Germany.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
