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lay a trip on

lay a trip on verb: to harangue.

Verb

lay a trip on (third-person singular simple present lays a trip on, present participle laying a trip on, simple past and past participle laid a trip on)

  1. (informal) To harangue.
    • We were impressed, and too grateful to lay a trip on the woman [a museum attendant] by telling her that the writer who put Red Cloud on the map was a dyke.1980 February 16, Nancy Walker, “You Can Go Home Again”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 29, page 13

Forms of lay a trip on

third-person singular presentlays a trip on
present participlelaying a trip on
past participlelaid a trip on
pastlaid a trip on

Questions about lay a trip on

What does lay a trip on mean?
Lay a trip on means to harangue.
What part of speech is lay a trip on?
Lay a trip on is a verb.
What is the past tense of lay a trip on?
The past tense of lay a trip on is laid a trip on.

Words near lay a trip on in the dictionary

  1. lay
  2. lay a finger on
  3. lay a foundation
  4. lay a glove on
  5. lay a hand on
  6. lay a trip on
  7. lay a venue
  8. lay about
  9. lay above
  10. lay ahead
  11. lay along

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