cancel each other out

Of two things, to negate or offset one another. Because my husband and I support different political parties, our votes for president always end up canceling each other out. Neither team has an advantage in net—they both have stellar goalies that ultimately cancel each other out.

cancel each other out

[for the opposite effects of two things] to balance each other. The cost of the meal you bought and what I owed you cancel each other out, so we're even. They canceled out each other.

See also: cancel, each, other, out

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

cancel out
cancel out of
cancel someone out of something
give with one hand and take away with the other
apron
apron string
et vir
damage control
et con.
get your bait back

References in periodicals archive

Each team's stars look to shine or cancel each other out so it will also come down to which bench can be more productive.

Maroons in spotlight

Some computational paths reinforce one another, while others cancel each other out, and the computer generates the answer in short order.

Opening a quantum door on computing

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释义	cancel each other out cancel each other out Of two things, to negate or offset one another. Because my husband and I support different political parties, our votes for president always end up canceling each other out. Neither team has an advantage in net—they both have stellar goalies that ultimately cancel each other out. See also: cancel, each, other, out Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. cancel each other out [for the opposite effects of two things] to balance each other. The cost of the meal you bought and what I owed you cancel each other out, so we're even. They canceled out each other. See also: cancel, each, other, out McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: cancel out cancel out of cancel someone out of something give with one hand and take away with the other apron apron string et vir damage control et con. get your bait back References in periodicals archive Each team's stars look to shine or cancel each other out so it will also come down to which bench can be more productive. Maroons in spotlight Some computational paths reinforce one another, while others cancel each other out, and the computer generates the answer in short order. Opening a quantum door on computing
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