ham it up

verb

ham it up

verb
1

Acting, Broadcasting, Entertainment, Film, Lifestyle, Media, Television, Theater Idiomatic To deliberately exaggerate one's emotions or movements, or to overact or act hammily.

  • Near-synonym: camp it up
  • You can count on him to ham it up for the camera.

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