tip/turn the scales, to

tip (or turn) the scales (or balance)

(of a circumstance or event) be the deciding factor; make the critical difference.

tip the scales

1. To register weight (at a certain amount).

2. To offset the balance of a situation.

tip/turn the scales, to

To change the balance slightly so as to favor one side. The idea was expressed as long ago as Aristotle’s Politics (ca. 340 b.c.), in which he wrote “The addition of the middle class turns the scale and prevents either of the extremes from being dominant” (Benjamin Jowett translation, ca. 1875). Jowett’s wording may have been influenced by William Wordsworth’s “Ode” (1815): “Thy presence turns the scale of doubtful fight, / Tremendous God of battles, Lord of Hosts!”

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释义	tip/turn the scales, to tip (or turn) the scales (or balance) (of a circumstance or event) be the deciding factor; make the critical difference. See also: Scales, tip Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary tip the scales 1. To register weight (at a certain amount). 2. To offset the balance of a situation. See also: Scales, tip American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. tip/turn the scales, to To change the balance slightly so as to favor one side. The idea was expressed as long ago as Aristotle’s Politics (ca. 340 b.c.), in which he wrote “The addition of the middle class turns the scale and prevents either of the extremes from being dominant” (Benjamin Jowett translation, ca. 1875). Jowett’s wording may have been influenced by William Wordsworth’s “Ode” (1815): “Thy presence turns the scale of doubtful fight, / Tremendous God of battles, Lord of Hosts!” See also: tip, turn The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: on one's on someone's save someone's skin let something drop out of one's (I've) got to go run someone out of town (Have you) been OK? take a shine to, to monkey's uncle, I'll be/am a
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