ham it up

Example Sentences

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But I didn’t ham it up like I would on a “New Girl.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2024

I decided to ham it up, doing my best Michael Jackson moonwalk, pumicing my bare feet as I dragged them awkwardly across concrete.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2023

Employees can experiment with make-your-own hot chocolate, cider and s’mores and ham it up in a 360-degree photo booth.

From Washington Post • Dec. 10, 2022

The plot’s a clever, multilayered caper, echoing the elaborate structure the movie is named for, and director Rian Johnson fills the script with funny name-dropping and lets the cast happily ham it up.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2022

When I was a little kid that used to make me laugh, and she would ham it up by letting them get as steamy as possible and then pretending she couldn’t see me.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon