with a trowel

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• lay it on with a trowel — 1. To spread something thickly 2. To say grossly flattering things • • • Main Entry: ↑trowel * * * lay it on with a ˈtrowel idiom (informal) to talk about sb/sth in a way that makes them or it seem much better or much worse than they really are;… …   Useful english dictionary

• lay\ it\ on\ with\ a\ trowel — • 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 something on thick (or with a trowel) — informal grossly exaggerate or overemphasize something. → lay …   English new terms dictionary

• lay something on with a trowel — ► lay something on thick (or with a trowel) informal grossly exaggerate or overemphasize something. Main Entry: ↑lay …   English terms dictionary

• trowel — [trou′əl] n. [ME truel < MFr truelle < LL truella for L trulla, small ladle, scoop, trowel < trua, stirring spoon, ladle, prob. < IE base * twer , to stir > TURBID] any of several small hand tools for spreading, smoothing, scooping …   English World dictionary

• trowel — ► NOUN 1) a small hand held tool with a curved scoop for lifting plants or earth. 2) a small hand held tool with a flat, pointed blade, used to apply and spread mortar or plaster. ► VERB (trowelled, trowelling; US troweled, troweling) ▪ apply or… …   English terms dictionary

• trowel — trow|el [ˈtrauəl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: truelle, from Late Latin truella, from Latin trua large deep spoon ] 1.) a garden tool like a very small ↑spade 2.) a small tool with a flat blade, used for spreading ↑cement on bricks… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• trowel — 1. noun a) A mason’s tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them. I need to dig a hole for these begonias; would you pass me that trowel? b) A gardener’s tool, shaped like a …   Wiktionary

• trowel — troweler; esp. Brit., troweller, n. /trow euhl/, n., v., troweled, troweling or (esp. Brit.) trowelled, trowelling. n. 1. any of various tools having a flat blade with a handle, used for depositing and working mortar, plaster, etc. 2. a similar… …   Universalium

• trowel — noun 1》 a small tool with a flat, pointed blade, used to apply and spread mortar or plaster. 2》 a small tool with a curved scoop for lifting plants or earth. verb (trowels, trowelling, trowelled; US trowels, troweling, troweled) apply or spread… …   English new terms dictionary

• trowel — trow•el [[t]ˈtraʊ əl[/t]] n. v. eled, el•ing (esp. brit.) elled, el•ling. 1) bui any of various tools having a flat blade with a handle, used for depositing and working mortar, plaster, etc 2) a similar tool with a curved, scooplike blade, used… …   From formal English to slang