ham it up
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ham it up
verb hams it up · hamming it up · hammed it up · ham up
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To deliberately exaggerate one's emotions or movements, or to overact or act hammily.
Near-synonym: camp it up
Similar: ham, chew the scenery, melodramatize, overact, tear a cat, camp it up
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verb performing arts: exaggerate one's emotions or movements
| Español | sobreactuar, dramatizar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 有意誇張 /有意夸张 yǒuyì kuāzhāng, 表演過火 /表演过火 biǎoyǎn guòhuǒ |
| Português | exagerar (na atuação) |
| Français | cabotiner |
| Deutsch | zu dick auftragen |
| Русский | переи́грывать pereígryvatʹ, переигра́ть pereigrátʹ |
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