overegg


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overegg

(ˌəʊvərˈɛɡ)
vb (tr)
to exaggerate (a feature of something) to the point of unreasonableness (esp in the phrase overegg the pudding)
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If you can curb your tendency to overegg the pudding, it ought to be.
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