overplay

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: o=ver=play

OXFORD DICTIONARY

overplay, v.tr. play (a part) to excess; give undue importance to; overemphasize.

Idiom

overplay one's hand
1 be unduly optimistic about one's capabilities.
2 spoil a good case by exaggerating its value.

THESAURUS

overplay

accent, accentuate, carry too far, dramatize, exaggerate, exhaust, go overboard, go to extremes, go too far, hyperbolize, know no bounds, magnify, maximize, outclass, outdo, outgo, outjump, outleap, outmaneuver, outmarch, outpace, outperform, outplay, outpoint, outrange, outreach, outride, outrival, outrun, outshine, outstep, outstrip, outvie, outwit, overact, overcarry, overdevelop, overdo, overdraw, overdrive, overelaborate, overemphasize, overexercise, overexert, overexpend, overindulge, overjump, overlabor, overleap, overmatch, overreact, override, overspend, overstate, overstrain, overstress, overstudy, overtask, overtax, overtrain, overuse, overvalue, overwork, pass all bounds, point up, protest too much, stretch