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1tip the balance — have important or decisive influence, decide His ability to speak French tipped the balance in his favor to get the job at the embassy …
2tip the scales — phrasal or tip the scale 1. : to register weight on a scale or balance tips the scales at 210 pounds Current Biography 2. : to shift the balance of fortune, influence, or power a blind world in which building and destroying successively …
3tip the scales — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To weigh. * /Martin tips the scales at 180 pounds./ 2. or[tip the balance] To have important or decisive influence; make a decision go for or against you; decide. * /John s vote tipped the scales in our favor, and we won… …
4tip the scales — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To weigh. * /Martin tips the scales at 180 pounds./ 2. or[tip the balance] To have important or decisive influence; make a decision go for or against you; decide. * /John s vote tipped the scales in our favor, and we won… …
5tip\ the\ scales — v. phr. informal 1. To weigh. Martin tips the scales at 180 pounds. 2. or tip the balance To have important or decisive influence; make a decision go for or against you; decide. John s vote tipped the scales in our favor, and we won the election …
6tip the scales — phrasal 1. to register weight < tips the scales at 285 pounds > 2. to shift the balance of power or influence < tipped the scales in favor of a declaration of war S. F. Bemis > …
7swing the balance — phrase to change or to affect the result of something Some decent publicity could have swung the balance in our favour. Thesaurus: to change somethingsynonym Main entry: swing * * * swing the balance : to change a situation so that one person …
8The Wish List — For other uses of The Wish List, please see The Wish List (disambiguation) Infobox Book | name = The Wish List title orig = translator = image caption = author = Eoin Colfer cover artist = country = Ireland language = English series = genre =… …
9tip — tip1 [ tıp ] noun ** ▸ 1 narrow/pointed end ▸ 2 extra money you give ▸ 3 useful suggestion ▸ 4 where you take garbage ▸ 5 dirty/messy place ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count a narrow or pointed end, especially of something long or thin: tip of: the tip of… …
10balance — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 even combination/distribution ADJECTIVE ▪ correct, equal, even, exact, ideal, necessary, optimal, optimum, perfect, prope …
