chew on the scenery

To be exaggeratedly or flamboyantly melodramatic or overly emotional while acting a role, as for television, theater, or film. I hated working with him on that play—every night he'd go out and chew on the scenery so much that he was the only one the audience noticed! I love watching hammy actors chew on the scenery in bad movies.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Cajsa	KIE-sah	Swedish
Sima (1)	-	Persian
Dumitru	-	Romanian
Aamu	AH:-moo	Finnish
Kaj (2)	KIE	Swedish (Rare)
Tryphaina	-	Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek