out\ of\ all\ proportion

out\ of\ all\ proportion
adv. phr.
Disproportionate; lopsided.

The news coverage of the sensational celebrity double murder has grown out of all proportion, obscuring the international news.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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