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blew out of proportions

blew out of proportions is the simple past of blow out of proportions.

Meaning of blow out of proportions

Verb

blow out of proportions (third-person singular simple present blows out of proportions, present participle blowing out of proportions, simple past blew out of proportions, past participle blown out of proportions)

  1. (idiomatic, nonstandard, transitive) Synonym of blow out of proportion.

Questions about blew out of proportions

What is blew out of proportions the simple past of?
Blew out of proportions is the simple past of blow out of proportions.

Words near blew out of proportions in the dictionary

  1. blew one's top
  2. blew one's wad
  3. blew one's wig
  4. blew out
  5. blew out of proportion
  6. blew out of proportions
  7. blew out of the water
  8. blew out one's bags
  9. blew over
  10. blew past
  11. blew smoke

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