| 单词 | to chew scenery |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto chew (the) scenery P3. colloquial (chiefly North American). to chew (the) scenery: (of an actor) to perform in an overly theatrical manner; to overact. ΚΠ 1878 Cincinnati Commerc. Tribune 3 Nov. 12/3 The Henck's Opera-house Company goes out on the road this week to Maysville, Lexington and Louisville, Ky. ‘Roaring Ralph’ Douglas will chew scenery..in each of the above named places. 1880 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Daily Gaz. 24 Nov. 1/1 Mrs. Hattie Morris, wife of the manager, is playing an engagement at the Coliseum, Detroit, where she is nightly chewing scenery in support of that stentorian-voiced histrion, Mr. J. Z. Little. 1942 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Jrnl. 8 Mar. 11/2 He can do more with his back to the camera than a lot of actors chewing the scenery full view. He never overplays. 1999 N.Y. Mag. 8 Feb. 74/1 He doesn't just chew the scenery; he stripmines it. 2012 Daily Tel. 20 July 37/6 Jack Palance chews the scenery memorably as Curly. < as lemmas |
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