Usually means: Exaggerate or overstate for emphasis.
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  1. lay it on thick: Collins English Dictionary
  2. lay it on thick: Wiktionary
  3. lay it on thick: Dictionary.com
  4. lay it on thick: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. lay it on thick: Idioms

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  1. Lay it on Thick: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (lay it on thick)

verb:  (idiomatic) To exaggerate or overstate a feeling or emotion.
verb:  (idiomatic) To flatter.
verb:  (idiomatic) To guilt, guilt-trip.

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