Chew the scenery Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈtʃu/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈsinɝi

CHOO-thuh-SEE-nur-ee

UK

tʃjˈuː/ /ðə, ði/ /sˈiːnəɹi

CHYOO-thuh-SEE-nuh-ree

التعريف

To act in an exaggerated, overly dramatic way, especially in theater or film; to overact.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal, often humorous or critical. Used mainly about actors giving very exaggerated performances, but sometimes also about anyone being overly dramatic. Usually negative or joking. Never literal—does not refer to actually eating scenery!

• Spanish: sobreactuar
• Portuguese (BR): exagerar na atuação
• Portuguese (PT): exagerar na atuação
• Chinese (Simplified): 表演过度
• Chinese (Traditional): 表現過度
• Hindi: अत्यधिक नाटकीय अभिनय करना
• Arabic: المبالغة في التمثيل
• Bengali: অতিরঞ্জিত অভিনয় করা - মঞ্চে বা সিনেমায় বাড়াবাড়ি করা
• Russian: переигрывать - слишком театрально играть
• Japanese: 大げさに演技する - オーバーアクトする
• Vietnamese: diễn quá lố - diễn kịch quá mức
• Korean: 오버하는 연기하다 - 지나치게 과장되게 연기하다
• Turkish: fazla abartılı oynamak - rolünü fazla büyütmek
• Urdu: ضرورت سے زیادہ ڈرامائی اداکاری کرنا - اداکاری میں مبالغہ کرنا
• Indonesian: berakting secara berlebihan - akting terlalu dramatis

جمل نموذجية

The actor started to chew the scenery during the final scene.

basic

If you chew the scenery, the director might ask you to calm down.

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He tends to chew the scenery in every movie he makes.

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Wow, talk about chewing the scenery—that performance was wild!

natural

She likes to chew the scenery—subtlety isn't her style.

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You really don’t have to chew the scenery to impress the audience.

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