Idiom of the Day
in proportion
having the right or wrong proportion in relation to something else
We tried to make sure that the bookshelves were both in proportion when we rebuilt the house.
Fact
Jayne Mansfield decorated her Pink Palace by writing to 1,500 furniture and building suppliers and asking for free samples. She told the donors they could then brag that their goods were in her outlandish mansion. The pitch worked, and Jayne received over $150,000 worth of free merchandise.
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