ham it up

English

Verb

ham it up

1. (idiomatic, performing arts) To deliberately exaggerate one's emotions or movements, or to overact or act badly.

   You can count on him to ham it up for the camera.

Synonyms

• chew the scenery

Translations

performing arts: exaggerate one's emotions or movements

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 有意誇張 (cmn), 有意夸张 (cmn) (yǒuyì kuāzhāng), 表演過火 (cmn), 表演过火 (cmn) (biǎoyǎn guòhuǒ)

• Czech: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: met opzet overdrijven (nl)
• Finnish: ylinäytellä (fi), liioitella (fi)
• French: cabotiner (fr)

• German: zu dick auftragen (de)
• Hungarian: megjátssza magát (hu)
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• Russian: переигрывать (ru) (p'er'eígryvat'), переиграть (ru) (p'er'eigrát')
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