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Definition of over-egg verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

over-egg

verb
 
/ˌəʊvər ˈeɡ/
 
/ˌəʊvər ˈeɡ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they over-egg
 
/ˌəʊvər ˈeɡ/
 
/ˌəʊvər ˈeɡ/
he / she / it over-eggs
 
/ˌəʊvər ˈeɡz/
 
/ˌəʊvər ˈeɡz/
past simple over-egged
 
/ˌəʊvər ˈeɡd/
 
/ˌəʊvər ˈeɡd/
past participle over-egged
 
/ˌəʊvər ˈeɡd/
 
/ˌəʊvər ˈeɡd/
-ing form over-egging
 
/ˌəʊvər ˈeɡɪŋ/
 
/ˌəʊvər ˈeɡɪŋ/
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Idioms
over-egg the pudding
  1. used to say that you think somebody has done more than is necessary, or has added unnecessary details to make something seem better or worse than it really is
    • If you're telling lies, keep it simple—never over-egg the pudding.
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