chew the scenery | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic,performing arts)To displayexcessiveemotionor to act in anexaggeratedmanner while performing; to bemelodramatic; to beflamboyant.Synonyms:ham it up,melodramatize,overact,tear a catNear-synonym:camp it up1989November 27, David Denby, “A Farewell to Arms [review ofSteel Magnolias]”, inNew York Magazine‎[2]:The way the six starschew the sceneryis nothing compared to their abuse of one another.2006October 11, James Poniewozik, “Fall TV Preview”, inTime:Starring as a Great White Hope police commissioner sent to clean up Washington, D.C., Nelson displays a set of pipes barely hinted at in his years on "Coach," spending the long pilot hour barking, bloviating, singing(!) and generallychewing the scenery.

Examples:

EN: Well, I suppose you skipped lunch so you could chew the scenery.
ES: Y tú no almorzaste para comerte la escenografía.
EN: Yes, to chew the scenery.
ES: Si, para comerse el escenario.
EN: Man, did those kids chew the scenery.
ES: Hombre, aquellas creaciones mastican el escenario.
EN: Why don't you just chew the scenery like you usually do?
ES: ¿Por qué no masticas en el escenario como haces normalmente?
EN: Go on Unity, don't be a ham, but chew the scenery.
HI: रहे , मेर/ मूितJ मत बनाना; मगर मूितJ बनी।
EN: - They were suggestions really, you know, how to improve, be a better actor, not chew the scenery, that kind of thing.
ID: - Sebenarnya itu adalah saran untuk memperbaiki, menjadi aktor yang lebih baik, tak merusak pemandangannya, hal semacam itu.
EN: He doesn't just chew the scenery, he death-rolls it, and still makes it work.
TE: అతను కేవలం దాని గురించి చాట్ పలుకుతున్నారు, కూడా పనిచేస్తుంది సరసన చూపిస్తుంది.

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