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.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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
(a) happy medium — a way of doing something which is good because it avoids being extreme. What you want from a holiday is a happy medium between activity and relaxation. (often + between) I m either exercising all the time or I m doing nothing but I can t seem to… … New idioms dictionary
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 made the cup … Словарь американских идиом
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
medium — n. & adj. n. (pl. media or mediums) 1 the middle quality, degree, etc. between extremes (find a happy medium). 2 the means by which something is communicated (the medium of sound; the medium of television). 3 the intervening substance through… … Useful english dictionary
Happy Cube — The Red Happy Cube Happy Cubes are a set of mechanical puzzles created in 1986 by the Belgian toy inventor Dirk Laureyssens. Until 2003, the company Happy n.v. had the exclusive license to manufacture and sell these puzzles [1]. However, several… … Wikipedia
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compromise — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Settlement of differences by mutual concession Nouns 1. compromise; mediation, arbitration, negotiation, give and take, bargaining. 2. settlement, concession, appeasement, compensation; terms, bargain,… … English dictionary for students
de — tente; compact, formal agreement, contract, inden ture, covenant, bond; treaty, alliance, pact, convention; mutual understanding, accord, accordance, concord, concordance, concurrence. 4. happy medium, golden mean, Fr. juste milieu, Latin, aurea… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
