over-egg the pudding

== English == === Etymology === Of English origin. === Verb === over-egg the pudding (third-person singular simple present over-eggs the pudding, present participle over-egging the pudding, simple past and past participle over-egged the pudding) (intransitive) To embellish too much; to exaggerate. [from mid 19th c.] Synonym: gild the lily ==== Alternative forms ==== overegg the pudding ==== Derived terms ==== overegg, over-egg over-egged === References ===