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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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You have to find a happy medium where you can get him a few punches to give him a little test but not too much of a test," he said.
Amir not doing gimmicks as he heads for Toon by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
Kevin Pietersen needs to find a happy medium between playing too many shots and playing none at all, as he did yesterday.
M.B.E-that's a Marvellous Batting Effort by The Mirror (London, England)
With a lazy horse you have to find a happy medium with how much you make them do and how much you leave to the end, but at the second last I knew he was going to stay on.
BRILLIANT McCOY SPARKS A SANDOWN HENN PARTY by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
 
 
 
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