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Didn't she lay it on thick ?
Celia Did you see Jenny at the book signing by the writer Divina Kelly yesterday in the Cosmo bookstore ?
Tessie Yes I was two behind her in the line.
Celia Didn't she lay it on thick when it was her turn to get her book signed ?
Tessie She certainly did. Fancy telling Divina that she was the world's greatest romantic novelist and that her books changed her life.
Celia She didn't really mean it. She was just trying to make a good impression.
Tessie I know. I'm sure Divina Kelly thought she was overdoing it.
Explanation :
 
Lay it on thick - To praise someone too much
 
Example : It is laying it on ( a bit thick ) to call him the defender of world peace.
 
 
 

 

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