tip the balance
TIP the BAL-ents
tɪp ðə ˈbælənsListen
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to provide the decisive factor that causes one side to prevail over the other in a situation that was previously evenly matched or uncertain; the metaphor of tipping a balance scale captures the moment at which a small additional weight on one side causes the scales to move decisively; in political and military contexts it describes a decisive intervention, piece of intelligence, new alliance, or resource that shifts the balance of power sufficiently to determine an outcome, whether in an election, a negotiation, a battle, or a diplomatic standoff
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