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ham it up

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  1. exaggerate one's acting

How To Use ham it up In A Sentence

  • Thrusting themselves into the spirit of the farce, they ham it up like mad.
  • Paul Newman and Steve McQueen ham it up in the insets of The Towering Inferno. Paul Newman and Steve McQueen ham it up in the insets of The Towering Inferno. © Anthony Wright, 2009 © Anthony Wright, 2009
  • Michael Clarke Duncan and Colin Farrell ham it up in support roles, but they're still buried by the loud, over-edited sludge that is the film's style.
  • Thrusting themselves into the spirit of the farce, they ham it up like mad.
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