to (over-egg) the pudding
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余計に複雑にする, 余計なものを足しすぎる
to make something more complicated than it needs to be
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慣用句
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例
The proposal is clear; don't over-egg the pudding with ten extra charts.
提案は十分分かりやすい。余計な図表を十個も足して複雑にしないで。
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大げさにしすぎる, 必要以上に盛る
to make something appear more significant, intense, or dramatic than it actually is
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British慣用句
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The politician was known for his tendency to over-egg the pudding in his campaign promises.
その報告書は役に立つが、導入部はその問題を国家的危機と呼んで大げさにしすぎている。
