Overpraising

"The Jokers" is about a coterie of anarchists who post political flyers so lavishly overpraising the buffoonish governor that he becomes a laughingstock. ❋ Sam Sacks (2011)

"Our current system," she writes, "inevitably leads to overlooking good books, overpraising bad ones, and undermining the book page." ❋ Unknown (2010)

There is nothing wrong with overpraising a good film. ❋ Scott Mendelson (2010)

By far the biggest ire was reserved for the new trend for manic overpraising, whereby everyone on earth is called “a ROCK STAR!” ❋ Unknown (2009)

No big fuss, no hyperbolic praise well get into the uselessness of overpraising later, just every so often notice by mom of Randis good behavior around tidiness. ❋ Ron Taffel (2009)

"Motherhood," like many mom blogs, insists that while the experience of motherhood inevitably trades in certain clichés (playground etiquette, the politics of snacking, the perils of overpraising), it also encompasses much more than that. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I did think he was too soft on McCain, overpraising his independence and failing to note the flip-flops and reversals that have marked McCain's campaign. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Her coach was distressed, too -- and got even more so as he watched folks console Kwan by overpraising her performance. ❋ Unknown (2008)

It looks more professional however to simply ignore critics altogether while overpraising the capabilities of yourself and your associates. ❋ Unknown (2007)

I found this evaluation of Lewis by David Thomson, my favorite film critic: There is no point in overpraising Lewis. ❋ Ed Gorman (2007)

It's as if they were warning us about all the overpraising we've got coming tonight. ❋ Ann Althouse (2005)

Dowden was wise in his encouragement, never overpraising and never unsympathetic, and he would sometimes lend me books. ❋ W.B. Yeats (1965)