over-egg the pudding

idiomPart ofpudding

over-egg the pudding — idiom

1. To spoil something by trying too hard to improve it or by adding unnecessary det

1.idiom
Definition

To spoil something by trying too hard to improve it or by adding unnecessary details, making it worse rather than better.

Example

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.