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Examples of overplay
overplay
In the punditry biz, we have a tendency to overplay the importance of campaigns.
From the sfgate.com
Unlike in Thursday's loss, the Magic didn't overplay the Raptors'pick-and-roll.
From the orlandosentinel.com
You don't want to overplay El Masri's influence, but role models are important.
From the couriermail.com.au
Their hope was that Biden would overplay his hand and come across as a bully.
From the dispatchpolitics.com
Director Stefan Ruzowitsky doesn't overplay the conflict among the prisoners.
From the dispatch.com
We don't want to overplay it or make it more sappy or melancholy than it has to be.
From the omaha.com
Even smarter, they play up the stakes but don't overplay their consequences.
From the boston.com
Another common case of the radio networks ruining a good song by overplay.
From the news-journalonline.com
That means opposing defenses no longer can overplay the run, Johnson says.
From the usatoday.com
- Overact: exaggerate one's acting
- And (transitive) To overdo or overact one's effect or role; To present something in a manner more dramatic than necessary; To overestimate one's strength in a game or event, which ultimately may end in a defeat; To accidentally hit (one's golf ball) beyond "the green"
- (Overplaying) Striking a cymbal too hard or with to heavy a tool. Most common cause for damaged cymbals, especially cracked ones
- Make an unnecessarily big play.
- An advantage for the bettor in which the price on a given wager is greater than the real probability of its success.
- To focus on one side of an opponent being guarded, usually the player's strongest side, in order to force a move to or a shot from the other side.
- A player commits too early and is caught out of position by an opponent's move.^[2]
- When the odds on a proposition are in favor of the bettor rather than the house
- A greedy move that is hoping for too much.
