Sentence examples for lays on from inspiring English sources

The phrase "lays on" is not a complete sentence and should not be used in written English as it is.
In very informal contexts, you might hear the phrase "lays on" used to mean something like "puts pressure on" or "imposes." For example, you might hear the phrase "The government is laying on more regulation" meaning that the government is imposing more rules and regulations.

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It lays on your lungs".

When you hit that number, it just lays on you.

One hotel in Dejrba even lays on a Kosher menu.

And he lays on the farce too heavily.

She lays on a wide bed that appears suspended in space and time.

The host country lays on a "living museum" or fake village, La Belgique Joyeuse ("Gay Belgium").

He lays on the loathsomeness, but he gives it a little twirl — a sportiness.

And the hotel lays on a child-minding service for younger kids.

From his pocket he removes a large pair of scissors, which he lays on the platform.

Tells about the heavy hand the Council lays on American flower arrangers.

Carol Goodman lays on the goth from the very beginning of her new novel.

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