He stood on the edge of the cliff, his life in the balance.
•With his fortune in the balance, John rolled the dice.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
the balance of power — the deciding votes; votes that cause the winner, tip the scales He will try to get the support of the workers because they hold the balance of power … English idioms
the balance sheet equation — UK }} US }} noun [S] ► THE ACCOUNTING EQUATION(Cf. ↑the accounting equation) … Financial and business terms
The Balance — Infobox Song Name = The Balance Artist = The Moody Blues Album = A Question of Balance Released = 7 August 1970 Recorded = June 1970 Length = 3:33 Label = Threshold Records Writer = Graeme Edge Ray Thomas Producer = Tony Clarke Last single = This … Wikipedia
The Balance "Ambulance" Tour — infobox concert tour concert tour name = The Balance Ambulance Tour 1995 artist = Van Halen start date = 11 March 1995 end date = 5 November 1995 number of legs = 7 number of shows = 131 played last tour = Right Here Right Now Tour (1993) this… … Wikipedia
The Ape Who Guards the Balance — Infobox Book name = The Ape Who Guards the Balance title orig = translator = image caption = First edition cover for The Ape Who Guards the Balance author = Elizabeth Peters illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English… … Wikipedia
Restoring the Balance — is a satirical radio segment that occasionally appears on Australian radio station Triple J, which attempts to display the contrasting political views between the conservative Australian Howard government, and the majority of the Left wing… … Wikipedia
in the balance — See: HANG IN THE BALANCE … Dictionary of American idioms
swing the balance — swing/tip the balance to make something more likely to happen, or to make someone more likely to succeed. They were both well qualified for the job but Ian had more experience and that tipped the balance. The success of this film could tip the… … New idioms dictionary
tip the balance — swing/tip the balance to make something more likely to happen, or to make someone more likely to succeed. They were both well qualified for the job but Ian had more experience and that tipped the balance. The success of this film could tip the… … New idioms dictionary
In the Balance — is a BBC Radio 4 black comedy written by Mark Tavener. It is the sequel to In the Red , a book, radio and television series, also by Tavener. The producer was Paul Schlesinger. The cast, headed by Michael Williams and Barry Foster, also included… … Wikipedia
