114 Come on strong
(PW) overwhelm with excessively strong language or personality
The car salesman came on strong and angered my wife.
(free) adv
1. Informal in a strong way; effectively going strong
come on strong to make a forceful or exaggerated impression
(dictionary) —Idiom come on strong, Slang.
to behave in an aggressive, ardent, or flamboyant manner: When you're interviewed for the job, don't come on too strong.
(your) come on strong. Behave or speak in an aggressive way, as in Take it easy; you're coming on awfully strong. [c. 1940]
(mattkrause)
Definition: to overwhelm with excessively strong language or personality
Examples:
The salesman came on too strong at the meeting and made the customer angry.
The new employee has some really good skills, but he comes on too strong. The other employees think he is arrogant and annoying.
