lay a trip on

verb

To harangue.

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Meanings

verblay 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)

present singular third person lays a trip on · participle present laying a trip on · participle past laid a trip on · past laid a trip on

  1. informalTo 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
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APA

lay a trip on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lay%20a%20trip%20on

MLA

“lay a trip on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lay%20a%20trip%20on. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lay a trip on,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lay%20a%20trip%20on.

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