英语单词短语词组“over-egg the pudding”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析-英汉词典

over-egg the pudding

idiom

to make somethingseemlarger, moreimportant,better, orworsethan it really is:

We allknowinsuranceclaimantswho have over-egged thepuddingtoincreasetheirpayouts.

It would be overegging thepuddingtodescribethesystemasuniversallypopular.

Synonym

exaggerate

tospoilsomething bytryingtoo hard toimproveit:

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There are somegreatmoments, but thewritertendsto over-egg thepuddingwithmetaphorsandsimileswhen all she'sdescribingis agroupof women getting through theday.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Exaggerating & playing down

bloviate
blowsomethingout of proportionidiom
cartoonish
catastrophize
dramatization
dramatize
exaggerate
minimize
OTT
over-egg
overboard
overdramatic
overdramatize
overembellish
overplay
overstatement
pile
proportion
stretch the truthidiom
understate

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(Definition ofover-egg the puddingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

over-egg the pudding

tospoilsomething bytryingtoo hard toimproveit

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单词	over-egg the pudding
释义	over-egg the pudding idiom to make somethingseemlarger, moreimportant,better, orworsethan it really is: We allknowinsuranceclaimantswho have over-egged thepuddingtoincreasetheirpayouts. It would be overegging thepuddingtodescribethesystemasuniversallypopular. Synonym exaggerate tospoilsomething bytryingtoo hard toimproveit: 画蛇添足 There are somegreatmoments, but thewritertendsto over-egg thepuddingwithmetaphorsandsimileswhen all she'sdescribingis agroupof women getting through theday. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Exaggerating & playing down bloviate blowsomethingout of proportionidiom cartoonish catastrophize dramatization dramatize exaggerate minimize OTT over-egg overboard overdramatic overdramatize overembellish overplay overstatement pile proportion stretch the truthidiom understate See more results » (Definition ofover-egg the puddingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press) over-egg the pudding UK tospoilsomething bytryingtoo hard toimproveit 画蛇添足 #https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/over-egg-the-pudding##
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