lay on

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verb (tr, adverb)

to provide or supplyto lay on entertainment

British to installto lay on electricity

lay it on informal

to exaggerate, esp when flattering
to charge an exorbitant price
to punish or strike harshly

Words nearby lay on

lay low, layman, lay odds, layoff, lay of the land, lay on, lay one's cards on the table, lay oneself out, Lay on, Macduff, lay on the line, lay open

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Idioms and Phrases with lay on

lay on

Cover with, apply; also, use. For example, He decided to lay on a second coat of primer, or She laid on a thick Southern accent. [c. 1600] Also see lay it on thick.

Inflict blows, attack, as in “Lay on, Macduff; and damn'd be him that first cries, 'Hold, enough!'” (Shakespeare, Macbeth, 5:8). [Early 1200s]

Impose or cast something on someone, as in The government laid a tax on landholders, or Dad had a way of laying the guilt for his shortcomings on his partners. This usage is also found in lay or put the blame on someone, as in Nancy could always find someone to lay the blame on, or Jerry put the blame on Bill. [1300s]

单词	lay on
释义	lay on SEE SYNONYMS FOR lay on ON THESAURUS.COM verb (tr, adverb) to provide or supplyto lay on entertainment British to installto lay on electricity lay it on informal to exaggerate, esp when flattering to charge an exorbitant price to punish or strike harshly Words nearby lay on lay low, layman, lay odds, layoff, lay of the land, lay on, lay one's cards on the table, lay oneself out, Lay on, Macduff, lay on the line, lay open Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with lay on lay on 1 Cover with, apply; also, use. For example, He decided to lay on a second coat of primer, or She laid on a thick Southern accent. [c. 1600] Also see lay it on thick. 2 Inflict blows, attack, as in “Lay on, Macduff; and damn'd be him that first cries, 'Hold, enough!'” (Shakespeare, Macbeth, 5:8). [Early 1200s] 3 Impose or cast something on someone, as in The government laid a tax on landholders, or Dad had a way of laying the guilt for his shortcomings on his partners. This usage is also found in lay or put the blame on someone, as in Nancy could always find someone to lay the blame on, or Jerry put the blame on Bill. [1300s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to lay on administer, spread, cover, collect, exact, raise, overrate, overplay, exaggerate, overstate, overreach, overvalue, overestimate, overuse, hand out, award, offer, set up, register, compute
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lay on

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