lay it on
Example Sentences
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When—aha!—Matteo found the skull, he handed it up, and the two priests connected to the heist carefully lay it on a cloak to be folded up with the other long bones.
From Slate • Dec. 15, 2024
“You lay it on the line and see where the chips fall. … You want no regrets.”
From Seattle Times • May 13, 2024
And when our sound tech asked us did we want to know what we were having, and my wife and I hate surprises so we told her to lay it on us.
From Salon • Aug. 14, 2023
Bullock can, and she will, lay it on soon enough.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2023
I take a rag, wring it out in a bowl of cool water, and lay it on his forehead.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
