over-egg the pudding
成語所屬單字pudding
over-egg the pudding — 慣用語
1. To spoil something by trying too hard to improve it or by adding unnecessary det
1.慣用語
釋義
畫蛇添足；過猶不及
To spoil something by trying too hard to improve it or by adding unnecessary details, making it worse rather than better.
例句
The director added too many special effects to the film and ended up over-egging the pudding.
Karim's speech was clear and honest, but he over-egged the pudding by telling three long jokes at the start.