| maximize(verb, increase, abuse, misuse, exaggerate) |
| accent(verb, abuse, misuse, exaggerate, overdo) |
| accentuate(verb, abuse, misuse, exaggerate, overdo) |
| be dramatic(verb, abuse, misuse, exaggerate, overdo) |
| dramatize(verb, abuse, misuse, exaggerate, overstate) |
| exaggerate(verb, abuse, misuse, overdo, maximize) |
| get carried away(verb, expression, idiom, exaggerate, overdo) |
| ham it up(verb, expression, idiom, exaggerate, overdo) |
| lay it on thick(verb, expression, idiom, exaggerate, overdo) |
| mug(verb, abuse, misuse, exaggerate, overdo) |
| overact(verb, abuse, misuse, exaggerate, overdo) |
| overstress(verb, abuse, misuse, exaggerate, overstate) |
| overuse(verb, abuse, misuse, exaggerate, overstate) |
| overwork(verb, abuse, misuse, exaggerate, overdo) |
| point up(verb, expression, exaggerate, overdo, maximize) |
| show off(verb, expression, exaggerate, overdo, maximize) |
| lay on thick(verb, expression, idiom, maximize, overplay) |
| laying it on thick(verb, expression, idiom, exaggerate, maximize) |
| overemploy |
| overplay |