Mary said the dress was blue. Jane said it was green. they finally struck a happy medium and decided it was blue-green.
Two teaspoons of sugar made the cup of coffee too sweet, and one not sweet enough. One heaping teaspoon struck a happy medium.
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strike a happy medium — {v. phr.} To find an answer to a problem that is halfway between two unsatisfactory answers. * /Mary said the dress was blue. Jane said it was green. They finally struck a happy medium and decided it was blue green./ * /Two teaspoons of sugar… … Dictionary of American idioms
strike a happy medium — {v. phr.} To find an answer to a problem that is halfway between two unsatisfactory answers. * /Mary said the dress was blue. Jane said it was green. They finally struck a happy medium and decided it was blue green./ * /Two teaspoons of sugar… … Dictionary of American idioms
strike a happy medium — A man walked into a fortune teller s tent. When the fortune teller saw him, she started laughing, so he hit her. Why? He was striking a happy medium … English expressions
a happy medium — a/the happy ˈmedium idiom something that is in the middle between two choices or two ways of doing sth • She tried to strike a happy medium between making the questions too hard and making them too easy. Main entry: ↑happyidiom … Useful english dictionary
the happy medium — a/the happy ˈmedium idiom something that is in the middle between two choices or two ways of doing sth • She tried to strike a happy medium between making the questions too hard and making them too easy. Main entry: ↑happyidiom … Useful english dictionary
medium — [[t]mi͟ːdiəm[/t]] ♦♦♦ mediums, media (The plural of the noun can be either mediums or media for meanings 4 and 5. The form mediums is the plural for meaning 6.) 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n If something is of medium size, it is neither large nor small, but… … English dictionary
happy — hap|py W1S1 [ˈhæpi] adj comparative happier superlative happiest [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: hap chance, luck (13 20 centuries), from Old Norse happ] 1.) having feelings of pleasure, for example because something good has happened to you or you are … Dictionary of contemporary English
strike — [[t]stra͟ɪk[/t]] ♦♦ strikes, striking, struck, stricken (The form struck is the past tense and past participle. The form stricken can also be used as the past participle for meanings 6, 17, and 19.) 1) N COUNT: also on N When there is a strike,… … English dictionary
happy — See: STRIKE A HAPPY MEDIUM, TRIGGER HAPPY at QUICK ON THE TRIGGER … Dictionary of American idioms
happy — See: STRIKE A HAPPY MEDIUM, TRIGGER HAPPY at QUICK ON THE TRIGGER … Dictionary of American idioms
