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out of all proportion

out of all proportion is the alternative form of out of proportion.

Meaning of out of proportion

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Not in a proper or pleasing relation to other things, especially in terms of size.
    • I only said that she wasn't as young as she used to be, and her response was out of proportion.

Questions about out of all proportion

What is out of all proportion the alternative form of?
Out of all proportion is the alternative form of out of proportion.

Words near out of all proportion in the dictionary

  1. out of
  2. out of a job
  3. out of a nightmare
  4. out of action
  5. Out of Africa
  6. out of all proportion
  7. out of battery
  8. out of bed
  9. out of book
  10. out of both sides of one's mouth
  11. out of bounds

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