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Contexts ▼▲ Verb Present participle for to exceed an unstated limit, especially a limit of acceptable behavior Present participle for to work very hard, especially excessively so Present participle for to exaggerate or be dramatic in one's expression or behavior Present participle for to work, burden or tax to an excessive degree Present participle for to have too much of something enjoyable Present participle for to speak in a manner that is exaggerated and typically not sincere Present participle for to persuade (someone) to do something by means of flattery Present participle for to eat too much Noun The act or fact or putting too much effort into something for little result A statement or representation that is embellished or exaggerated … more ▼ ▲ Verb ▲ Present participle for to exceed an unstated limit, especially a limit of acceptable behavior getting carried away going too far over-egging the pudding going over the top crossing the line going mad going to town gilding the lily laying it on thick going overboard going to extremes not knowing when to stop breaking the rules “She tends to overdo it with her compliments, often making people feel uncomfortable.” Verb ▲ Present participle for to work very hard, especially excessively so overworking sweating overtaxing oneself straining yourself working too hard doing too much overburdening oneself overloading oneself wearing yourself out killing oneself sweating blood burning the midnight oil tiring yourself out running yourself into the ground working like a horse working like a slave working like a Trojan burning the candle at both ends driving oneself too hard working day and night knocking oneself out pushing oneself too hard wearing oneself to a shadow working oneself into the ground having too many balls in the air biting off more than one can chew having too many irons in the fire overstraining overdoing things overexerting exhausting yourself practicing presenteeism driving oneself into the ground going too far going to extremes overexerting yourself overtiring yourself overextending oneself working your fingers to the bone overstraining yourself taking on too much driving oneself working yourself to death labouringUK straining overextending working one's tail off biting off more than you can chew overloading overtasking overdriving laboringUS keeping your nose to the grindstone slaving overdoing staying on the treadmill spreading oneself too thin overburdening more ❯ “I had to overdo it with studying for my exams, but it paid off when I aced them all.” Verb ▲ Present participle for to exaggerate or be dramatic in one's expression or behavior hamming it up overacting exaggerating melodramatizing overplaying hamming burlesquing caricaturing emoting theatricalizing travestying chewing the scenery tearing a cat chewing up the scenery laying it on thick mugging going overboard laying it on with a trowel piling it on making a production of camping it up overplaying it overemphasizingUS overemphasisingUK dramatizingUS overdramatizing dramatisingUK blowing up out of all proportion giving someone a sob story overdoing making a mountain out of a molehill catastrophizing overstating the case expressing emotion acting Verb ▲ Present participle for to work, burden or tax to an excessive degree overtaxing straining overloading exhausting overstraining burdening loading overstretching overburdening overextending overworking exerting tiring stretching extending overtasking overreaching encumbering taxing overexerting driving racking tasking charging pushing saddling wrenching tensing weakening distending knackering lading testing weighing trying lumbering fatiguing wearying entrusting tightening wearing out exerting excessively driving too far exerting to the limit working oneself into the ground knocking oneself out working too hard pushing to the limit running yourself into the ground making too many demands on weighting oppressing weighing down stressing overwhelming freighting trammelling trammeling overfilling overcharging hampering piling handicapping crushing obstructing forcing pressuring worrying surfeiting overusing surcharging driving too hard imposing excessive strain on driving into the ground putting too much in cumbering yoking hindering snowing impeding overdoing retarding overstressing dumping on snowing under making heavy saddling with bearing down on going too far biting off more than you can chew more ❯ Verb ▲ Present participle for to have too much of something enjoyable overindulging bingingUS bingeingUK overdoing gorging indulging splurging going on a binge having a binge going to excess overindulging oneself going overboard not knowing when to stop going on a bender living it up pushing the boat out Verb ▲ Present participle for to speak in a manner that is exaggerated and typically not sincere laying it on exaggerating overstating embellishing embroidering overdoing piling on soft-soaping embellishing the truth giving fulsome praise hamming it up paying extravagant compliments piling it on stretching the truth sweet-talking laying it on thick laying on with a trowel laying it on with a trowel laying it on with a shovel overstating the case Verb ▲ Present participle for to persuade (someone) to do something by means of flattery inveigling flattering charming honeying massaging soaping stroking sweet-talking buttering up softening up soft-soaping sweet talking working over playing up to laying it on thick Verb ▲ Present participle for to eat too much overeating gorging guzzling overindulging gluttonizing gormandizing bingingUS bingeingUK feasting gourmandizing surfeiting scarfing swilling pigging overdosing pigging out stuffing oneself gorging oneself scarfing out pigging oneself eating like a horse overindulging oneself eating too much packing it away putting it away loading up on stuffing your face packing away having a binge pigging away making a pig of oneself Noun ▲ The act or fact or putting too much effort into something for little result trying too hard overexertion overstriving straining beating a dead horse going overboard laboring in vain putting in excessive effort pushing oneself too much exerting oneself greatly striving excessively working too hard exerting too much effort Noun ▲ A statement or representation that is embellished or exaggerated embellishment exaggeration overstatement hyperbole embroidery elaboration magnification padding stretching colouringUK coloringUS digression embroidering aggrandisementUK aggrandizementUS caricature addition deviation flowery speech amplification inflation overemphasis overplaying dramatizationUS dramatisationUK enhancement overkill enlargement extravagance overestimation overdramatization puffery emphasis excess ornamentation auxesis gilding the lily over-emphasis hyperbolism pretension exaltation pretentiousness heightening deepening boasting intensification spin varnishing gilding blowing up build-up adornment over-embellishment over-elaboration blowing up out of all proportion dressing up touching up heavy-handedness making a big thing out of something stretching of the truth gingering up jazzing up overegging the pudding hype excessiveness PR distortion metaphor tall talk big talk purple prose mountain out of molehill laying it on thick hogwash fish story fabrication tall story whopper fancy falsehood fantasy baloney crock flight of fancy figure of speech fluff gas hot air fancy talk fine talk scandal cruft sensationalism shock tactics BS all talk rant romance misjudgement misrepresentation yarn jazz line stretch untruth misjudgment yellow journalism tabloid journalism braggadocio bragging self-aggrandizing the buzz more ❯ Find more words! 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