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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
That chews the scenery; excessively flamboyant or overacting.
When Mitzi's Uncle Boris (a scenery-chewing Judd Hirsch) visits, he is too on the nose when he advises, "Art will tear your heart out."
Use scenery-chewing when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Scenery-chewing means That chews the scenery; excessively flamboyant or overacting.
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
When Mitzi's Uncle Boris (a scenery-chewing Judd Hirsch) visits, he is too on the nose when he advises, "Art will tear your heart out."
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