The model of the new city hall is 'to scale'. [=the model shows exactly how the parts will relate to each other when it is built]
She 'scaled the heights of' the publishing industry. [=she rose to a very high position in the publishing industry]
Their equipment isn't suitable for 'large-scale' production. [=it cannot be used to make things in large amounts]
(..) - Worry? Worry about what? - That she'd turn gay again. That's not happening. And you don't just turn gay. You fall somewhere on a spectrum. Like, on a Kinsey scale. Okay. Besides, she is the last person around here that I'd sleep with. - Who's the first? - See? I didn't mean that. (..)2013 TvShow: Orange Is the New Black Title: The Chickening Season: 1 Episode 5