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strike a happy medium
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strike a happy medium and hit a happy medium; find a happy medium
to find a compromise position; to arrive at a position halfway between two unacceptable extremes. Ann likes very spicy food, but Bob doesn't care for spicy food at all. We are trying to find a restaurant that strikes a happy medium. Tom is either very happy or very sad. He can't seem to hit a happy medium.
See also: happy, medium, strike


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It is more harmful to continually put your body through a raw food roller coaster than to find a happy medium and stick to it.
Find a happy medium in the center of your board before you begin paddling for the wave, which you can remember by the feel of it and also by some marker or label on the board itself.
Trying to find a happy medium with store bought products can be difficult.
 
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