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overplay

Verb

Meaning

exaggerate one's acting

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Liberals should not overplay this weapons of mass destruction card, because you want me to tell you the truth? Most of us are not going to care if they don't find these weapons of mass destruction. It's enough for a lot of us to see those kids smiling on that street again. Dennis Miller

Like most artists who have made an invention of some kind, he tends to overplay the significance of his own and goes on about it as though it were a Rosetta Stone, with whose help all representation can be rescued from one-eyed falsehood. Robert Hughes

The headline read 'Zwarte Piet For Wilders' In America, most likely Donald Trump will also overplay his hand, and his bizarre experiment in the ruling class will be crushed under its own weight. Source: Internet

“There is corruption yes but let’s overplay things to imagine that it is only when there is zero corruption when you can attract investments,” he said. Source: Internet

While the Trudeau government is right to address issues, such as labour and environmental standards, that can distort trade, Canada has to be careful not to overplay its hand on “progressive” trade. Source: Internet

“You didn’t have to say: ‘If they overplay, you go back door.’ Source: Internet

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