{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./
STRIKE A HAPPY MEDIUM
Meaning of STRIKE A HAPPY MEDIUM in English
Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012