in proportion to

idiom

1

: related in size, number, or amount to (something else)

Your share of the profits will be in proportion to the amount of work that you do.

2

: having the correct or appropriate relationship in size, shape, or position to (some other part of the same thing)

The garage is not in proportion to the house.

3

: when compared to the size, shape, or position of (some other part of the same thing)

His head is large in proportion to his body.