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tip the scales

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To turn to one side of a balanced situation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: kääntää tilanne — to turn a balanced situation to one side
  • Finnish: vaikuttaa ratkaisevasti — to turn a balanced situation to one side
  • Finnish: kallistaa vaaka — to turn a balanced situation to one side
  • French: faire pencher la balance — to turn a balanced situation to one side
  • Polish: przechylać szalę — to turn a balanced situation to one side
  • Polish: przechylić szalę — to turn a balanced situation to one side
  • Polish: być języczkiem u wagi — to turn a balanced situation to one side
  • Russian: переве́сить (perevésitʹ) — to turn a balanced situation to one side
  • Russian: обеспе́чить переве́с (obespéčitʹ perevés) — to turn a balanced situation to one side
  • Spanish: declinar la balanza — to turn a balanced situation to one side
  • Spanish: inclinar la balanza — to turn a balanced situation to one side