blow out of proportions

verb

Synonym of blow out of proportion.

Meanings

verbblow 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)

present singular third person blows out of proportions · participle present blowing out of proportions · past blew out of proportions · participle past blown out of proportions

  1. idiomaticnonstandardtransitiveSynonym of blow out of proportion.

    Synonyms: blow out of proportion

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of blow out of proportion.

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