out of all proportion
Disproportionate; lopsided.
The news coverage of the sensational celebrity double murder has grown out of all proportion, obscuring the international news.
overall
All inclusive; comprehensive.
What our department needs is an overall revamping of our undergraduate curriculum.
pack a punch
pack a wallop
To be able to give a powerful blow; have a dangerous fist.
He packed a mean punch.
To have a violent effect; be powerful.
It was vodka, and it packed quite a wallop.
parallel bars
Two horizontal bars the same distance apart, that are a few feet above the floor of a gymnasium.
The boys exercised on the parallel bars in the gym.
passed ball
A pitched baseball missed by the catcher when he should have been able to catch it.
The batter singled and went to second on a passed ball.
pay a call
To visit someone.
"Come and pay us a call some time, when you're in town," Sue said to Henry.
pitch a curve
pitch a curve ball
To catch someone unawares; confront someone with an unexpected event or act.
My professor pitched me a curve ball when he unexpectedly confronted me with a complicated mathematical equation that was way over my head.
play ball
To begin play in a ball game.
When the umpire calls "Play ball," the game begins.
To join in an effort with others; cooperate.
Объединиться для совместных действий; взаимодействовать.
To get along during Prohibition, many men felt that they had to play ball with gangsters.
A is often good business to play ball with a political machine.
I am not going to play ball with you since your project is a mere fraud.
Я не собираюсь сотрудничать с вами, так как ваш проект это явное мошенничество.