chew on the scenery



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.
See also: chew, on, scenery

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Harith-Arabic
Ilan-Hebrew
Jathibiyya-Arabic
AtİLa-Turkish
CaomhÁN-Ancient Irish
Mcfarland[mək'fa:lənd]