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tip the scales

tip the scale
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tip stressed th ee skeyl]
    • /tɪp stressed ði skeɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tip stressed th ee skeyl]
    • /tɪp stressed ði skeɪl/

Definitions of tip the scales words

  • noun tip the scales to exercise a decisive influence 0
  • noun tip the scales to amount in weight (to) 0
  • noun tip the scales to give an advantage to one possible outcome over another 0
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Parts of speech for Tip the scales

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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tip the scales popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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