tip the scales

English

Verb

tip the scales

(idiomatic) To turn to one side a balanced situation.
- 1935-1936, Robert E. Howard, The Hour of the Dragon:
  "But an uprising in the central provinces would tip the scales for us!" exclaimed Conan.

Synonyms

turn the scale

Derived terms

tip the scales at

Translations

to turn a balanced situation to one side

French: faire pencher la balance (fr)

Russian: переве́сить (ru) pf (perevésitʹ), обеспе́чить переве́с pf (obespéčitʹ perevés)
Spanish: declinar la balanza, inclinar la balanza

See also

thumb on the scale

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