OUT OF (ALL) PROPORTION (TO STH)


Meaning of OUT OF (ALL) PROPORTION (TO STH) in English

larger, more serious, etc. in relation to sth than is necessary or appropriate :

They earn salaries out of all proportion to their ability.

The media have blown the incident up out of all proportion.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.