- lay a guilt trip on
- 1. v. berate; criticize (somebody) 2. v. try to make somebody feel guilt or remorse about something
English slang. 2015.
lay a guilt trip on
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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
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
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 — 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
lay a guilt trip on someone — to make someone feel guilty about something … English dictionary
(a) guilt trip — a ˈguilt trip idiom (informal) things you say to sb in order to make them feel guilty about sth • Don t lay a guilt trip on your child about schoolwork. Main entry: ↑guiltidiom … Useful 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
guilt — noun 1 feeling ADJECTIVE ▪ intense, overwhelming, terrible, tremendous ▪ lingering ▪ sexual ▪ Catholic … Collocations dictionary
trip — trip1 /trip/, n., v., tripped, tripping. n. 1. a journey or voyage: to win a trip to Paris. 2. a journey, voyage, or run made by a boat, train, bus, or the like, between two points: It s a short trip from Baltimore to Philadelphia. 3. See round… … Universalium
