STRIKE A HAPPY MEDIUM

Meaning of STRIKE A HAPPY MEDIUM in English

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 of coffee too sweet, and one not sweet enough. One heaping teaspoon struck a happy medium.

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STRIKE A HAPPY MEDIUM — see medium
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRIKE A HAPPY MEDIUM — see medium
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
STRIKE A HAPPY MEDIUM — {v. phr.} To find an answer to a problem that is halfway between two unsatisfactory answers. * /Mary said the …
Slang English vocab
STRIKE A HAPPY MEDIUM — {v. phr.} To find an answer to a problem that is halfway between two unsatisfactory answers. * /Mary said the …
Словарь английских идиом
STRIKE A HAPPY MEDIUM — находить компромисс
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STRIKE A HAPPY MEDIUM — находить компромисс
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
STRIKE A HAPPY MEDIUM — находить компромисс
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
STRIKE A HAPPY MEDIUM — находить компромисс
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
STRIKE A HAPPY MEDIUM — находить компромисс
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
STRIKE — I. ˈstrīk verb ( struck ˈstrək ; struck “ ; also strick·en ˈstrikən ; striking ˈstrīkiŋ ; strikes ) Etymology: …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MEDIUM — I. ˈmēdēəm noun ( plural mediums -dēəmz ; or me·dia -dēə) Etymology: Latin, from neuter of medius middle — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAPPY — I. ˈhapē, -pi adjective ( usually -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from hap, happe hap + -y — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAPPY — (superl.) Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; as, a happy expedient; a happy effort; …
Английский словарь Webster
HAPPY — ( superl. ) Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; as, a happy expedient; a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRIKE — — strikeless , adj. /struyk/ , v. , struck or ( Obs. ) strook; struck or ( esp. for 31-34 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MEDIUM — /mee"dee euhm/ , n. , pl. media /-dee euh/ for 1-9, 11, mediums for 1-11, 14, adj. n. 1. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STRIKE — I. ˈstrīk verb ( struck ˈstrək ; struck also strick·en ˈstri-kən ; strik·ing ˈstrī-kiŋ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HAPPY — adjective ( hap·pi·er ; -est ) Etymology: Middle English, from hap Date: 14th century 1. : favored by luck or …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Webster English vocab
MEDIUM — noun ·see mean. 2. medium ·noun an average. 3. medium ·noun the liquid vehicle with which dry colors are ground …
Webster English vocab
HAPPY — superl dexterous; ready; apt; felicitous. 2. happy ·superl favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; …
Webster English vocab
HAPPY — [hap.py] adj hap.pi.er ; -est [ME, fr. hap] (14c) 1: favored by luck or fortune: fortunate 2: notably fitting, effective, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HAPPY — happ|y, Happy BrE AmE ˈhæp |i ▷ happ|ier i‿ə AmE \ i‿ ə r ▷ happ|iest i‿ɪst i‿əst ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STRIKE — / straɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( struck , struck / strʌk; NAmE /) HIT SB / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEDIUM — / ˈmiːdiəm; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective [ usually before noun ] ( abbr. M ) in the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAPPY — / ˈhæpi; NAmE / adjective ( hap·pier , hap·pi·est ) FEELING / GIVING PLEASURE 1. happy (to do sth) | …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRIKE — I. strike 1 S3 W3 /straɪk/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle struck /strʌk/) [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MEDIUM — I. me ‧ di ‧ um 1 S3 AC /ˈmiːdiəm/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . of middle size, level, or …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HAPPY — hap ‧ py S1 W1 /ˈhæpi/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative happier , superlative happiest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STRIKE — v. & n. --v. (past struck; past part. struck or archaic stricken) 1 a tr. subject to an impact. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MEDIUM — n. & adj. --n. (pl. media or mediums) 1 the middle quality, degree, etc. between extremes (find a happy medium). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HAPPY — adj. (happier, happiest) 1 feeling or showing pleasure or contentment. 2 a fortunate; characterized by happiness. b (of words, behaviour, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STRIKE — v. & n. v. (past struck; past part. struck or archaic stricken) 1 a tr. subject to an impact. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MEDIUM — n. & adj. n. (pl. media or mediums) 1 the middle quality, degree, etc. between extremes (find a happy medium). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HAPPY — adj. (happier, happiest) 1 feeling or showing pleasure or contentment. 2 a fortunate; characterized by happiness. b (of words, behaviour, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STRIKE — v. & n. --v. (past struck; past part. struck or archaic stricken) 1. a tr. subject to an impact. b …
Oxford English vocab
MEDIUM — n. & adj. --n. (pl. media or mediums) 1. the middle quality, degree, etc. between extremes (find a happy medium). …
Oxford English vocab
HAPPY — adj. (happier, happiest) 1. feeling or showing pleasure or contentment. 2 a fortunate; characterized by happiness. b (of words, behaviour, …
Oxford English vocab
STRIKE — ( strikes, striking, struck, stricken) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEDIUM — ( mediums, media) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: The plural of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAPPY — ( happier, happiest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAPPY — (happier, happiest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
STRIKE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a band strikes up (= starts playing ) ▪ We were on the dance …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MEDIUM — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a business/financial/media etc empire ▪ His business empire is now worth over $20 billion. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HAPPY — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a happy home (= a happy family ) ▪ We had a happy home. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STRIKE — (HIT) [verb] [past:] struck - to hit or attack forcefully or violentlyShe died when her car went out of control …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
STRIKE — I. noun 1 industrial protest ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ short ▪ one-day , two-day , etc. ▪ 24-hour , 48-hour …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
STRIKE — INDEX: 1. to stop working in order to get higher wages etc 2. when workers are on strike RELATED WORDS …
Longman Activator English vocab
HAPPY
Longman Activator English vocab
HAPPY — See ↑ HAPPY 1,2,4,8,9, ↑ SATISFIED/NOT SATISFIED 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be glad/happy to see the back of • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HAPPY — < tool > A dyslexic acronym for "A Yacc-like Haskell Parser generator". An LALR1 grammar parser generator for Haskell . …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
STRIKE — v. 1 hit, deal a blow to, knock, smack, thump, thwack, crown, cuff, punch, smite; beat, hammer, belabour, batter, pummel …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MEDIUM — 1. сущ. 1) а) способ, средство I consider your journal one of the best possible mediums for such an article. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HAPPY — прил. 1) а) счастливый, довольный; испытывающий наслаждение, удовольствие (about; with; for) I am so happy that you are staying with …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STRIKE — strike.ogg _I 1. straık n 1. 1> удар strike attack - ав. удар по наземной цели strike weapon - наступательное …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MEDIUM — medium.ogg 1. ʹmi:dıəm n ( pl тж. -dia) 1. средство; способ, путь advertising medium, a medium for advertising - средство …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HAPPY — a 1. счастливый happy man - счастливец happy laughter face, smile - счастливый смех -ое лицо, -ая улыбка happy tears …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MEDIUM — 1) среднее число 2) среднее [промежуточное] значение || средний, промежуточный 3) окружающая среда; атмосфера 4) среда; вещество; материал 5) средство; …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
MEDIUM — 1) среднее число 2) среднее [промежуточное] значение || средний, промежуточный 3) окружающая среда; атмосфера 4) среда; вещество; материал 5) средство; способ 6) плёнкообразующее вещество (краски …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
STRIKE — 1) встретить 2) забастовка 3) зажечь 4) зажигаться 5) наподдавать 6) отбивать 7) поражать 8) приходить в голову 9) раскружаливать 10) распалубить 11) ударять 12) чиркать 13) чиркнуть • across strike — в крест …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь

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