[verb] [T] - to make (something) seem more important than it really isI think she's overplaying the significance of his remarks.The findings of the research committee have really been overplayed in the media. [T]They've overplayed their hand (= promised to do something that they are not able to do) by saying that they'd have the order ready by Friday.
OVERPLAY
Meaning of OVERPLAY in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012