balance out
Offset the difference
Balance out means to offset or equalize opposing factors so they cancel each other.
Gains balance out losses; advantages balance out drawbacks.
The phrase emphasizes that two or more forces reach equilibrium: The extra costs balanced out with the savings elsewhere.
Often used to suggest things work out fairly in the end: It all balances out.
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
- equalizeMake uniform or balanced
- counteractNullify by opposing force
- counterpoiseBalancing opposing force
- even the scoreBalance a rivalry
compensate · make up for · redress · neutralize · equilibrium · stabilize · zero sum · level · equipoise · reconcile · proportion · adjust · bring into line · match · seesaw · symmetry · steady · restore
balance outtip over
Fall sideways from standing
unbalance · destabilize · throw off · skew · tip the scales
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