tip the scales at (something)
tip the scales at (something)
To weigh a certain amount. That fish you caught today tipped the scales at 21 pounds! I knew I needed to lose weight once I tipped the scales at 200 pounds.
See also: Scales, tip
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
tip the scales at something
to weigh a particular weight. Albert tips the scales at nearly 200 pounds. The champ weighed in and tipped the scales at 180.
See also: Scales, tip
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
tip (or turn) the scales at
have a weight of a specified amount.See also: Scales, tip
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
tip the scales at something
weigh a particular amount: He tipped the scales at just over 80 kilos.See also: Scales, something, tip
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- tip the scales at
- tip the scales at something
- weigh in at (something)
- step on
- stepped on
- heavyweight
- tip/turn the scales, to
- pack on the pounds
- the scales fall from somebody's eyes
- the scales fall from someone's eyes