chew the scenery
chew the scenery verb: to display excessive emotion or to act in an exaggerated manner while performing; to be melodramatic; to be flamboyant.
Verb
chew the scenery (third-person singular simple present chews the scenery, present participle chewing the scenery, simple past and past participle chewed the scenery)
- To display excessive emotion or to act in an exaggerated manner while performing; to be melodramatic; to be flamboyant.
- Near-synonym: camp it up
- The way the six stars chew the scenery is nothing compared to their abuse of one another.1989 November 27, David Denby, “A Farewell to Arms [review of Steel Magnolias]”, in New York Magazine
- Synonyms:
- ham it up, melodramatize, overact, tear a cat, camp it up
chew the scenery meaning in Bengali
chew the scenery in Bengali
- মেলোড্রামাটিক হওয়া, জমকালো হওয়া
Synonyms of chew the scenery
Forms of chew the scenery
| third-person singular present | chews the scenery |
|---|---|
| present participle | chewing the scenery |
| past participle | chewed the scenery |
| past | chewed the scenery |
| alternative form | chew on the scenery |
| alternative form | chew up the scenery |
Origin of chew the scenery
Its earliest reference is listed in the Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang as being used by Mary Hallock Foote in Coeur D'Alene in 1894.http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=20001024
Words formed from chew the scenery
Questions about chew the scenery
- What does chew the scenery mean?
- Chew the scenery means to display excessive emotion or to act in an exaggerated manner while performing; to be melodramatic; to be flamboyant.
- What is chew the scenery in Bengali?
- Chew the scenery in Bengali is মেলোড্রামাটিক হওয়া, জমকালো হওয়া. See Chew the scenery meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is chew the scenery?
- Chew the scenery is a verb.
- What is the past tense of chew the scenery?
- The past tense of chew the scenery is chewed the scenery.
Words near chew the scenery in the dictionary
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