over-egg
verb[T]
UK(alsooveregg)uk/ˌəʊ.vərˈeɡ/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈeɡ/to make somethingseemlarger, moreimportant,better, orworsethan it really is:
Yes, there is ariskthat thedealwon'tcomplete, but themarketis over-egging it.
Manycelebrities'memoirsovereggtheirdifficultchildhoodsinordertoflattertheirlaterachievements.
Synonym
exaggerate
- Thisfurtherinvestigationcould over-eggissuesandcausediscontentin theindustry.
- Despite the castle's Draculalinks,tourguidesdon't over-egg thefictionalcharacter'spresence.
- Letyourstaffknowyou're with them, but don't over-egg thesentiment.
Exaggerating & playing down
- alarmist
- bloviate
- blowsomethingout of proportionidiom
- cartoonish
- catastrophize
- dramatization
- dramatize
- exaggerate
- minimize
- OTT
- overboard
- overdramatic
- overdramatize
- overembellish
- overexaggerate
- overplay
- overstatement
- pile
- proportion
- stretch the truthidiom
Idiom
over-egg the pudding