overegg

British

/ ˌəʊvərˈɛɡ /

verb

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

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

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2022

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 • Jan. 18, 2020

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 • Sep. 30, 2014

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