LAY IT ON THICK


Meaning of LAY IT ON THICK in English

( informal ) to talk about sb/sth in a way that makes them or it seem much better or much worse than they really are; to exaggerate sth :

Praise them when necessary, but don't lay it on too thick.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.