English Explanatory Dictionary

over-egg the pudding

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To embellish too much; to exaggerate.

Word forms

over-egg the pudding over-eggs the pudding over-egging the pudding over-egged the pudding overegg the pudding

Etymology

Of English origin.

Synonyms

gild the lily

Derived words

overegg over-egg over-egged

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