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blow it out of proportion

exaggerate it, make it bigger than it should be When Gretzky was traded, the media blew it out of proportion.

public property

what everybody knows, public information If you tell Zora about the plan, it'll be public property.

give props

see props

props

1. an abbreviation of "propers" or proper respects. A show sits on physical and non-physical props. At an award ceremony the winner gives props: "And I would like to thank..."
2. to give me my props means to give me my proper respect, usually done by tapping fists together

in proportion to

in relation to the degree与…成比例
Each man's pay will be in proportion to his work．每个人的报酬将与其工作成比例。
His expenditure is not in proportion to his income．他的支出与收入不平衡。
The house is tall in proportion to its width．按照宽度来说这房子是很高的。

prop up

support支持
The opposition parties decided not to prop up the government any longer．反对党决定不再支持政府。
He can't always expect his colleagues to prop him up．他总不能老指望同事们支持他。

proper to

belonging especially to 专为…的
The book is proper to the subject．该书专门论述这一课题。

proportional to

in proper proportion to与…成比例的
The payment is proportional to the work done．报酬与完成的工作成比例。

out of all proportion

Idiom(s): out of all proportion

Theme: REALISM - LACKING

of an exaggerated proportion; of an unrealistic proportion compared to something else; (figuratively) lopsided. (The all can be left out.)
• This problem has grown out of all proportion.
• Yes, this thing is way out of proportion.

knock the props out from under

Idiom(s): knock the props out from under sb

Theme: SHOCK

to destroy someone's emotional, financial, or moral underpinnings; to destroy someone's confidence.
• When you told Sally that she was due to be fired, you really knocked the props out from under her.
• I don't want to knock the props out from under you, but the bank is foreclosing on your mortgage.

blow sth out of all proportion

Idiom(s): blow sth out of all proportion

Theme: EXAGGERATION

to cause something to be unrealistically proportioned relative to something else. (The all can be left out.)
• The press has blown this issue out of all proportion.
• Let's be reasonable. Don’t blow this thing out of proportion.

Man proposes, God disposes.

Our destiny depends on God's will.

Is Saul also among the prophets?

It's a biblical idiom used when somebody known for something bad appears all of a sudden to be doing something very good.

Man proposes, God disposes

Your fate lies in the hands of God.

Prim and proper

Someone who is prim and proper always behaves in the correct way and never breaks the rules of etiquette.

apropos of|apropos

prep., formal In connection with; on the subject of, about; concerning. Apropos of higher tuition, Mr. Black told the boy about the educational loans that banks are offering. Mr. White went to see Mr. Richards apropos of buying a car.

out of all proportion|out|proportion

adv. phr. Disproportionate; lopsided. The news coverage of the sensational celebrity double murder has grown out of all proportion, obscuring the international news.

apropos

apropos
apropos of
in connection with; with regard to

apropos of

apropos of
Concerning, in connection with, as in Apropos of keeping in touch, I haven't heard from her in months. This idiom was a borrowing of the French à propos de (“to the purpose of”) in the 17th century. At first it was used without of and meant “fitting” or “opportune,” as in Their prompt arrival was very appropos. By the 1700s it was also being used with of, as in the current idiom, for “concerning” or “by way of.”

in proportion

in proportion
see out of proportion.

out of proportion

out of proportion
Also, out of all proportion. Not in proper relation to other things, especially by being the wrong size or amount. For example, This vase looks out of proportion on this small table, or Her emotional response was out of all proportion to the circumstances. The noun proportion means “an agreeable or harmonious relationship of one thing relative to another.” [Early 1700s] The antonym in proportion dates from the late 1600s and also refers either to physical size or appropriate degree, as in The bird's wings are huge in proportion to its body, or Her willingness to believe him stands in direct proportion to her love for intrigue.

prop

prop
see knock the bottom out of.

prophet

prophet
1.
the Prophet
1) among Muslims, Mohammed
2) â among Mormons, Joseph Smith
2.
the Prophets
1) one of the three major divisions of the Jewish Holy Scriptures, following the Pentateuch and preceding the Hagiographa
2) the authors or subjects of the prophetic books in this division, including Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, Micah, Jeremiah, etc.

proportion

proportion
see out of proportion.

propriety

propriety
the proprieties
accepted standards of behavior in polite society