ham it up
ham it up
To act in an exaggerated way, typically in order to be funny. Your daughter loves to ham it up for the camera—you might have a little actress on your hands!
See also: ham, up
ham up
To exaggerate a performance or act in an overstated or over-the-top manner, often to the level of being irksome or inappropriate. A noun or pronoun can be used between "ham" and "up." This is a serious play, so please don't ham up your part. My toddlers like to ham it up whenever we have company.
See also: ham, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
ˌham it ˈup
(informal) (especially of actors) when people ham it up, they deliberately exaggerate their emotions or movements: When we realized we were being filmed, we all started behaving differently, hamming it up for the cameras.A ham is an informal word for an actor who performs badly, especially by exaggerating emotions.
See also: ham, up
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- ham up
- drag queen
- in drag
- a tale never loses in the telling
- tale never loses in the telling
- be (not) the end of the world
- not be the end of the world
- stretch it
- stretch the truth
- redonkulous