overegg the pudding

overegg the pudding
overegg the pudding phrase
to spoil something by doing or adding more than is needed
Thesaurus: to have a bad effect, or to reduce a good effectsynonym
Main entry: overegg

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  • overegg the pudding — to spoil something by doing or adding more than is needed …   English dictionary

  • overegg — UK [ˌəʊvərˈeɡ] US [ˌoʊvərˈeɡ] verb [present tense I/you/we/they overegg he/she/it overeggs present participle overegging past tense …   Useful english dictionary

  • overegg — UK [ˌəʊvərˈeɡ] / US [ˌoʊvərˈeɡ] verb Word forms overegg : present tense I/you/we/they overegg he/she/it overeggs present participle overegging past tense overegged past participle overegged overegg the pudding …   English dictionary

  • overegg — o|ver|egg [ˌəuvərˈeg US ˌou ] v overegg the pudding BrE informal to do more than is necessary, or add something that is not needed …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • overegg — verb overegg the pudding BrE informal to do more than is necessary, or add something that is not needed …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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