ham it up
English
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Verb
ham it up (third-person singular simple present hams it up, present participle hamming it up, simple past and past participle hammed it up)
- (idiomatic, acting) To deliberately exaggerate one's emotions or movements, or to overact or act hammily.
- You can count on him to ham it up for the camera.
Synonyms
- chew the scenery, ham, melodramatize, overact, tear a cat
Translations
performing arts: exaggerate one's emotions or movements
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