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(sterk/f) overdrijven, het er dik opleggen; slijmen, flikflooien -
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cильнo пpeувeличивaть, cгущaть кpacки; гpубo льcтить, пepexвaливaть; xвaтить чepeз кpaй [ lay it on with a trowel пepeocмыcлeннoe шeкcпиpoвcкoe выpaжeниe, oзнaчaвшee выpaзитьcя гpубo, нeизящнo]Bessie....It'd be a tough job dealing with them if they didn't like flattery. You can't lay it on too thick (W. S. Maugham). She continued to flatter him... She got a little private amusement by seeing how much he could swallow. She laid it on with a trowel (W. S. Maugham) -
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inf переборщить (о критике, похвале); «загнуть», хватить через край; перегнуть палкуGerhard explained the position to the Press Officer, laying it on thick about Adrian Winter's importance.
Sally was laying it on too thick when she said that Tom was the best singer she had ever heard.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > lay it on thick
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The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > lay it on thick
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7 lay it on thick
1) Общая лексика: преувеличивать, преувеличить, хватать через край, пересаливать, сгущать краски, хватить через край2) Разговорное выражение: грубо льстить (в похвалах), хватить через край (в похвалах)3) Австралийский сленг: восхвалять, непомерно льстить -
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грубо льстить, хватить через край, преувеличивать -
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непомерно льстить, восхвалять -
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English-German idiom dictionary > lay it on thick / with a trowel
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(exaggerate) exagerar 2 (flatter) dar coba* (=exaggerate) cargar or recargar las tintas * -
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разг.; = lay it on with a trowel1) преувеличивать, сгущать краски; перебарщивать, перегибать палкуWhen I first read the book His Needs, Her Needs by W. F. Harley I thought he might be laying it on a bit thick about males and females having different emotional needs. — Когда я впервые прочитал книгу У.Ф. Харли "Его потребности, её потребности", я подумал, что он, возможно, слишком категоричен, когда утверждает, что у мужчин и женщин разные эмоциональные потребности.
2) нахваливать, льстить сверх мерыHe is laying it on thick because he wants you to do him a favour. — Он не скупится на похвалу, потому что хочет, чтобы вы оказали ему услугу.
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20 to lay it on thick or with a trowel
* (=exaggerate) recargar las tintas *English-spanish dictionary > to lay it on thick or with a trowel
См. также в других словарях:
lay\ it\ on\ thick — • lay it on • lay it on thick • put it on thick • spread it on thick • lay it on with a trowel • pour it on thick 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… … Словарь американских идиом
lay it on thick — If someone lays it on thick, they make an emotion or experience seem more important or serious than it really is … The small dictionary of idiomes
lay something on thick — ► lay something on thick (or with a trowel) informal grossly exaggerate or overemphasize something. Main Entry: ↑lay … English terms dictionary
lay something on thick — (or with a trowel) informal grossly exaggerate or overemphasize something … Useful english dictionary
lay it on thick — (informal) EXAGGERATE, overdo it, embellish the truth; flatter, praise; informal pile it on, sweet talk, soft soap. → lay * * * lay it on thick 1. To praise something extravagantly 2. To exaggerate • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
lay it on thick — verb a) To exaggerate or overstate a feeling or emotion. She laid it on thick when her pet died. b) To flatter. He knew he needed to lay it on thick in his job interview … Wiktionary
lay it on thick — praise someone too much He really began to lay it on thick when he met me at the party … Idioms and examples
lay it on thick — informal oh, brother, can he lay it on thick when he wants to impress a girl Syn: exaggerate, overdo it, embellish the truth; flatter, praise, soft soap, pile it on, sweet talk … Thesaurus of popular words
lay it on (thick) — idi lay it on (thick), to flatter someone or boast extravagantly; exaggerate … From formal English to slang
lay something on thick (or with a trowel) — informal grossly exaggerate or overemphasize something. → lay … English new terms dictionary
lay it on thick — Synonyms and related words: Barnumize, act a part, affect, aggrandize, amplify, assume, ballyhoo, bedaub, besmear, blarney, blow, blow off, blowhard, bombast, build up, burlesque, butter, butter up, caricature, carry too far, coat, counterfeit,… … Moby Thesaurus
