over-egg the pudding



over-egg the pudding

  (British)
to spoil something by trying too hard to improve it As a director, I think he has a tendency to over-egg the pudding, with a few too many gorgeous shots of the countryside.
See also: pudding

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Naia-Basque
MargritMAHR-gritGerman
Vitalivee-TAH-lee (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian
Josephayo-ZE-fah (German)German (Archaic), English (Rare)
Asby['æzbi]
Pamelia-English