Sentence examples for didn't lay it from inspiring English sources

I didn't lay it down again until Sunday, feeling bruised, sexually assaulted, and exhilarated to be so madly in love with literature again (after some bad experiences with books over the holidays) — just in time to hear Newt Gingrich, on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos," answer a question about the foreign-affairs crises awaiting Obama.

Pencil thin, in a black dress with pearls, she was also playing Katherine Anne Porter, a transformation she effected with a white handkerchief, a suggestion of a Southern accent (she didn't lay it on too thick), and a slightly fluttery manner, though she also got it across that Porter was as flinty as a posthole digger.

I didn't lay it down again until Sunday, feeling bruised, sexually assaulted, and exhilarated to be so madly in love with literature again (after some bad experiences with books over the holidays)—just in time to hear Newt Gingrich, on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos," answer a question about the foreign-affairs crises awaiting Obama.

Don't lay it on thick, however.

Don't lay it on thick, all day, every day.

Don't lay it on thick with the cologne.

Don't lay it down, physically give it to them in their hand.

Don't lay it down on the floor either, someone could step on it.

Always brush in one direction, and don't lay it on too thick.

If you know that your mom just gave you a $20, don't lay it flat out on your dresser.

Also, avoid tenting the book open to hold your place, and don't lay it face open, since it could get mashed open.