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over-egg definition

over-egg (ō′vər eg′)

transitive verb

Brit., Informal to do too much of; elaborate on excessively; overdo: used mainly in the phraseover-egg the (or one's) pudding, to mar an undertaking by doing more than is necessary or desirable

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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