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- verb Alternative spelling of
over-egg .
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Examples
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Not that I mind special effects but too many directors overegg the pudding!
Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince - Film Review | miscellani.org 2009
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And to overegg that custard Bridget or anyone else then would have an excellent opportunity of killing me while I waited on remand in an Irish jail.
The Bloomsday Dead Adrian McKinty 2007
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It's pretty typical of Lowell's technique in the book in its tendency to overegg the pudding, usually by upping the violence.
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I don't want to overegg the bread, but I think I'd prefer to be a presenter, doing what or produce (ph) it in some way.
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Less successfully, 'De Do Do Do ...' struggles with added girlie harmonies which overegg what was always a sweet pudding.
The Police Live! 1995
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"This is vindication that everything we are doing at Perth Glory is on track," overegg-the-puddinged chairman Tony Sage.
The Guardian World News Rob Smyth 2010
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"This is vindication that everything we are doing at Perth Glory is on track," overegg-the-puddinged chairman Tony Sage.
Football news, match reports and fixtures | guardian.co.uk Rob Smyth 2010
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"This is vindication that everything we are doing at Perth Glory is on track," overegg-the-puddinged chairman Tony Sage.
Sport news, comment and results | guardian.co.uk Rob Smyth 2010
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"This is vindication that everything we are doing at Perth Glory is on track," overegg-the-puddinged chairman Tony Sage.
Football news, match reports and fixtures | guardian.co.uk Rob Smyth 2010
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"This is vindication that everything we are doing at Perth Glory is on track," overegg-the-puddinged chairman Tony Sage.
The Guardian World News Rob Smyth 2010
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