lay on / upon (v.) Old form(s): layes
set to, set about, undertake vigorously
H5 V.ii.140[King Henry to Katherine] If I might buffet for my love ... I could lay on like a butcher
Tem III.ii.153[Stephano to all] I would I could see this taborer! He lays it on
WT IV.iii.39[Clown to himself, of Perdita] my father hath made her mistress of the feast, and she lays it on
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