balance with

balance (something) with (something else)

To equalize two things, or to neutralize something with something else. On student council, my attentiveness balances with Kate's relaxed attitude. This recipe balances the sweetness of the strawberries with the tartness of the rhubarb.
See also: balance
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

balance (something) with (something else)

to offset something with something else; to balance something against something else. The teacher tends to balance a harsh grading scheme with a strong sense of fair play. Roger balanced the spicy soup with a bland first course. They balanced his bad behavior with the good, but still felt he was much too rude.
See also: balance
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
See also:
References in periodicals archive ?
Age itself is also a risk factor for impaired balance with 30-50% of the individuals greater than 65 years experiencing difficulty in maintaining balance, 6-8 perhaps due to physical and neurological deterioration resulting in impaired balance.9 For this reason a regular fall risk screening and balance assessment is essential.
Common balance measures and fall risk scores among older adults in Pakistan: Normative values and correlation
Intraoperatively, we distracted the joint gap by 40 lbs and measured the gap balance, whereas we measured the postoperative gap balance with the patient supine on the table without a distraction force.
Changes in joint gap balances between intra- and postoperation in total knee arthroplasty
However, this does not excuse a user from the act of regularly calibrating the balance with a certified weight to prove traceability of measurement.
Optimizing weighing performance: better weighing skills means better weighing accuracy
When comparing an agency's fund balance with that of other agencies, it's important to compare apples to apples.
Dispel the myths on general fund balance for local governments
Last winter, she was awarded a grant from the publicly funded Low Income Heat Energy Assistance Program, but it was not enough to clear her $836 balance with Peoples Energy, which supplies gas to about a million Chicago homes.
Left in the cold: thousands of Chicagoans have lost the gas service they need to heat their homes. And aid is in short supply
How does Tony Hawk balance with one hand on the lip of a half pipe (see photo on p.
FLY LIKE A HAWK
As stated above, it is virtually impossible to establish a positive nitrogen balance with the diet.
Protein: How Much and What Source is best for the Athlete
An adult can balance with a small child simply by sitting closer to the center, or fulcrum.
Chapter 4 Balance, proportion, and scale
Resources are often out of balance with low performance resources receiving more requests than their higher performance counterparts.
Integrating Load Balancing Technology In Layer 4 Switches
One example is the fund balance with the Treasury, which is the aggregate amount in accounts with the Treasury that the entity can use.
Federal financial statements: the revolution is here!
In the Committee's discussion, members referred to the indications that the rate of economic growth had slowed since earlier in the year, but they interpreted the recent statistical and anecdotal information as consistent on balance with a continuing and relatively broad-based expansion in overall business activity.
Record of policy actions of the Federal Open Market Committee
The auditor should then compare the expected population balance with the reported unaudited balance and accept or reject the difference, depending on judgment about materiality.
When judgment counts
Idioms browser ?
Full browser ?