- lay a guilt trip on someone
- to make someone feel guilty about something
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lay a guilt trip on someone
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lay a guilt trip on someone — phrase to make someone feel guilty about something Thesaurus: to make someone feel ashamed or embarrassedsynonym Main entry: guilt trip … Useful english dictionary
lay a guilt trip on someone — Go to lay a (heavy) trip on someone … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
lay a (heavy) trip on someone — 1. tv. to riticize someone. □ There’s no need to lay a trip on me. I agree with you. □ When he finally does get there, I’m going to lay a heavy trip on him like he’ll never forget. 2. tv. to confuse or astonish someone. □ After he laid a heavy… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
guilt trip — guilt ,trip noun count INFORMAL a strong feeling of being guilty that makes you behave in a particular way lay a guilt trip on someone to make someone feel guilty about something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
guilt trip — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms guilt trip : singular guilt trip plural guilt trips informal a strong feeling of being guilty that makes you behave in a particular way • lay a guilt trip on someone … English dictionary
guilt — guilt1 [gılt] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: gylt] 1.) a strong feeling of shame and sadness because you know that you have done something wrong ▪ He used to buy them expensive presents, out of guilt. guilt about/at/over ▪ Don t you have any… … Dictionary of contemporary English
lay something on someone — 1. tv. to present a plan or an idea to someone. □ Here is this century’s greatest idea. Let me lay it on you. □ I’m going to lay a great idea on you. 2. tv. to attempt to make someone feel guilty about something. □ Don’t lay that stuff on me.… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
guilt — noun (U) 1 a strong feeling of shame and sad ness because you have done something that you know is wrong (+ about/at): Don t you have any feelings of guilt about leaving David? | sense of guilt: He felt an enormous sense of guilt when he thought… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
trip — I. n 1a. an experience of a psychedelic drug such as LSD. A typical LSD trip would last around 6 8 hours, during which time the user would undergo profound sensory and psychological changes. The image evoked is that of an inward journey . ► Leary … Contemporary slang
lay — lay1 /lay/, v., laid, laying, n. v.t. 1. to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk. 2. to knock or beat down, as from an erect position; strike or throw to the ground: One punch laid him low.… … Universalium
