To "lay hands on someone" is to pray for them. A person literally places their hand(s) on another person (on their back, arm, etc.) to comfort and direct the focus of prayer onto the receiving party.
To outhype - to outdo someone or something (such as a newspaper) in laying on the hype.
The 2 main parts of holy orders are the laying on of hands, and the prayer of consecration.
they mean your hands are soft, like you put lotion on.
Laying of the hands
If you mean shock someone electrically by only touching them with your hands, there is certainly a way to do that, and it was discovered in the 18th Century.....but why would you want to do that to someone?
Laying in the cut means staying at home, hiding out in a safe place, or hiding unseen so as to surprise (jump on, attack) someone.
Ironside - 1967 The Laying on of Hands 4-12 was released on: USA: 10 December 1970
Ironside - 1967 The Laying on of Hands 4-12 is rated/received certificates of: Australia:M (video rating)
Laying it on thick, spreading it on thick can either mean you are exaggerating or heaping praise on someone that you expect will help you.
This is not an idiom. It means exactly what it says -- someone is putting their hands into their pockets.
He does this to remind them of the laying on of hands
The matter in Holy Orders is the laying on of hands.