{v. phr.}, {informal} To persuade someone by using very much flattery; flatter. * /Bob wanted to go to the movies. He laid it on thick to his mother./ * /Mary was caught fibbing. She sure spread it on thick./ Compare: PUT ON(2b).
LAY IT ON WITH A TROWEL
Meaning of LAY IT ON WITH A TROWEL in English
Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012