Thesaurus / overplay
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"Some day, though, he'll overplay his game," Benito prophesied.
Port O' GoldLouis John Stellman
Even with such a negligible quantity as a deserted husband, it is a mistake to overplay the part.
The Far HorizonLucas Malet
We scold it caressingly, as one reproves the overplay of a gracious child.
From the Oak to the OliveJulia Ward Howe
She was not fool enough to overplay her hand, so her greeting was still disdainful, but when he tarried she did not send him away.
The Roof TreeCharles Neville Buck
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WORDS RELATED TO OVERPLAY
- amplify
- be intemperate
- belabor
- bite off too much
- do to death
- drive oneself
- exaggerate
- fatigue
- go overboard
- go too far
- hype
- lay it on
- magnify
- make federal case
- not know when to stop
- overburden
- overestimate
- overindulge
- overload
- overplay
- overrate
- overreach
- overstate
- overtax
- overtire
- overuse
- overvalue
- overwork
- pile on
- pressure
- puff
- run into the ground
- run riot
- strain oneself
- stretch
- talk big
- wear down
- wear oneself out
- amplify
- be intemperate
- belabor
- bite off too much
- do to death
- drive oneself
- exaggerate
- fatigue
- go overboard
- go too far
- hype
- lay it on
- magnify
- make federal case
- not know when to stop
- overburden
- overestimate
- overindulge
- overload
- overplay
- overrate
- overreach
- overstate
- overtax
- overtire
- overuse
- overvalue
- overwork
- pile on
- pressure
- puff
- run into the ground
- run riot
- strain oneself
- stretch
- talk big
- wear down
- wear oneself out
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.