词汇 | scenery-chewing |
词源 | scenery-chewing. Acting melodramatically, overacting, a term dating back in the theater to the 18th century, as in “Caspar W. Weinberger is played by the always superb Colin Feore . . . with an understated realism that stands out among much scenery-chewing.” |
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