Obsolete British slang meaning to exaggerate or show off — to lay it on thick. The 'fat' conveys excess, an over-generous cutting. Mostly found in 19th-century British cant and slang literature; not in active use today but occasionally surfaces in historical fiction or period drama dialogue.
The colonel was known to cut it fat when recounting his exploits, embellishing each battle until it sounded like a legend.
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(UK, slang, obsolete) To exaggerate or show off.
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