chews the scenery

A form of chew the scenery — To display excessive emotion or to act in an exaggerated manner while performing; to be melodramatic; to be flamboyant.

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of chew the scenery
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