evening the odds
- levelingMaking flat or equal
- balancingAchieving equal distribution
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- underdogPresumed loser beforehand
- handicapImposed competitive disadvantage
advantage · equalizer · compensation · tipping · scales · justice · comeback · boost · offsetting · counterbalance · edge · playing field · rebalancing · adjusting · stakes · gamble · fighting chance · overcoming
competitive balance
evening the oddsstacking the deck
Arranging cards dishonestly beforehand
piling on · running up the score · gaming the system · unfair advantage
intervention vs. acceptance
evening the oddsgiving up
Choosing to stop trying
throwing in the towel · capitulating · lying down · rolling over · acquiescing