| Gushes |
| Overacts |
| Declaims |
| Overplays |
| Carries on |
| Hams it up |
| Acts badly? |
| Gushes, e.g. |
| Is theatrical |
| Shows feeling |
| Plays the ham |
| Is histrionic |
| Works on stage |
| Acts too much? |
| Gushes onstage |
| Works in plays |
| Acts theatrical |
| Gushes on a set |
| Gushes, perhaps |
| Overacts loudly |
| Overdoes a role |
| Is melodramatic |
| Conveys feelings |
| Is a drama queen |
| Is a hammy actor |
| Makes like a ham |
| Overdoes a scene |
| Overplays a part |
| Doesn't act well |
| Acts excessively |
| Overdoes it |
| Acts theatrically |
| Acts over-the-top |
| Does some mugging |
| Emulates Falstaff |
| Portrays feelings |
| Gets melodramatic |
| Doesn't hold back |
| Chews the scenery |
| Acts and then some |
| Acts exaggeratedly |
| Expresses feelings |
| Overplays the part |
| Overacts, on stage |
| Gushes onstage, say |
| Hams it up on stage |
| Overdoes it onstage |
| Overplays one's role |
| Performs too broadly |
| Shows rage or sorrow |
| Behaves theatrically |
| Overdoes it on stage |
| Plays to the balcony |
| Shows one's feelings |
| Weeps and wails, say |
| Engages in melodrama |
| Plays it to the hilt |
| Cries too easily, say |
| Acts inappropriately? |
| Shows feeling onstage |
| Acts unprofessionally? |
| Expresses love or hate |
| Indulges in cabotinage |
| Overacts, on the stage |
| Overblows one's lines? |
| Gets upset on stage, say |
| Goes overboard, in a way |
| Puts on a happy face, say |
| Doesn't act conservatively |
| Doesn't hold back on stage |
| Goes over the top on stage |
| Doesn't play conservatively |
| Goes over the top, in a way |
| Gets carried away, in a way |
| Goes overboard with the acting |
| Conveys feeling to the audience |
| Delivers a performance worthy of a Razzie, say |