to make somethingseemlarger, moreimportant,better, orworsethan it really is:
We allknowinsuranceclaimantswho have over-egged thepuddingtoincreasetheirpayouts.
It would be overegging thepuddingtodescribethesystemasuniversallypopular.
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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.