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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Mafalda	mah-FAHL-dah (Italian), mə-FAL-də (Portuguese)	Italian, Portuguese
Benvenuto	-	Italian
Lenox	LEN-əks	Scottish, English (Rare)
Melvin	['melvin]
Luigina	-	Italian
Chavdar	-	Bulgarian