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Present participle for to exceed an unstated limit, especially a limit of acceptable behavior

Present participle for to do too much (of something)

Present participle for to use something to an excessive degree, especially inappropriately

Present participle for to exaggerate, use hyperbole

Present participle for to work very hard, especially excessively so

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Verb

Present participle for to exceed an unstated limit, especially a limit of acceptable behavior

going overboard

crossing the line

going over the top

not knowing when to stop

getting carried away

gilding the lily

over-egging the pudding

breaking the rules

laying it on thick

Verb

Present participle for to do too much (of something)

going overboard

overindulging in

carrying to extremes

using to excess

not knowing when to stop

doing to excess

carrying too far

Verb

Present participle for to use something to an excessive degree, especially inappropriately

going overboard

Verb

Present participle for to exaggerate, use hyperbole

blowing out of proportion

blowing up out of proportion

overemphasizing^US

catastrophizing

misrepresenting

romanticizing^US

overexaggerating

overemphasising^UK

romanticising^UK

laying it on thick

making too much of something

stretching the truth

making a big thing of

making a federal case of

laying it on with a trowel

blowing something out of all proportion

blowing up out of all proportion

laying it on with a shovel

making a production out of

making a mountain out of a molehill

shooting a line

drawing the longbow

piling it on about

laying it on thick about

making a drama out of a crisis

laying it on with a trowel about

making a big thing out of

melodramatizing

overdramatizing

making a production of

chewing the scenery

attaching too much importance to

attaching too much weight to

overembellishing

drawing the long bow

making federal case

making a big thing about

making a big deal out of something

going overboard

overstating the case

harping on about

laying too much emphasis on

placing too much emphasis on

expressing emotion

making a mountain out of

emphasizing too much

magnifying importance

allowing too much for

overelaborating

making a song and dance about

getting carried away

giving someone a sob story

adding detail to

adding flesh to

exaggerating information

stretching a point

giving substance to

sending through the roof

sensationalizing^US

sensationalising^UK

gaining strength

laying too much stress on

adding insult to injury

rubbing salt in the wound

adding fuel to the flames

adding fuel to the fire

fanning the flames of

overcalculating

going on and on about

going over the top about

paying extravagant compliments

embellishing the truth

giving fulsome praise

laying on with a trowel

playing to gallery

playing to the gallery

going overboard with

making a performance of

giving color to

playing on heartstrings

making a thing of

making a thing about

theatricalizing

chewing up the scenery

growing quickly

putting emphasis on

focusing attention on

calling attention to

turning spotlight on

drawing attention to

bringing attention to

laying emphasis on

bringing to the fore

giving prominence to

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Verb

Present participle for to work very hard, especially excessively so

burning the candle at both ends

straining yourself

overtaxing oneself

working too hard

overburdening oneself

overloading oneself

wearing yourself out

tiring yourself out

killing oneself

burning the midnight oil

running yourself into the ground

driving oneself too hard

exhausting yourself

biting off more than one can chew

keeping your nose to the grindstone

overdoing things

overextending oneself

spreading oneself too thin

staying on the treadmill

taking on too much

working like a horse

working like a Trojan

working like a slave

knocking oneself out

pushing oneself too hard

working oneself into the ground

wearing oneself to a shadow

working day and night

practicing presenteeism

driving oneself into the ground

overexerting yourself

overtiring yourself

working your fingers to the bone

overstraining yourself

having too many balls in the air

having too many irons in the fire

driving oneself

working yourself to death

working one's tail off

biting off more than you can chew

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