idiom
tip the scales
TIP the SKAYLZ
tɪp ðə skeɪlzListen
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Syllable breakdown
tipthescales
Dictionary meaning
shift the balance of advantage, power, or decision in favour of one side; cause a previously uncertain outcome to resolve in a particular direction by adding a final decisive factor; the image is of the weighing scales used in markets and courts of justice, where a small addition on one side causes the beam to tip decisively
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