overegg

British  

/ ˌəʊvərˈɛɡ /

verb

1. to exaggerate (a feature of something) to the point of unreasonableness (esp in the phrase overegg the pudding )

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Example Sentences

"You guys overegg everything," Garcia added.

From BBC

So, we shouldn't overegg the impact some of this unease may have on the government's plans.

From BBC

Of course there have been many exaggerated reports of the death of the full breakfast down through the years and I wouldn’t want overegg talk of its decline now.

From The Guardian

Recall the way Boris Johnson’s career began: sacked by the Times for fabricating a quote but allowed to rise and rise all the same, first in journalism and then in politics, where he continued to “overegg” the facts, to use his euphemism of choice.

From The Guardian

The easy way to be funny about the rackety flight he makes in a tiny plane across Mozambique would be to overegg his own cowardice.

From The Guardian