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The following 3 entries include the term out of proportion.
blow out of proportion
idiom: to cause (something) to become larger than it should be or to be treated as something worse or more important than it really is
get out of proportion
idiom: to become larger, worse, or more important (than something really is or should be)
out of proportion with
idiom: lacking the correct or appropriate relationship with the size, shape, or position of (some other part of the same thing)
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