SCALES


Meaning of SCALES in English

n.

weighing machine

1) see scale II

2) a pair of ~

3) ( misc. ) to tip the ~ at one hundred fifty pounds

decisive influence

4) to tip, turn the ~ ('to have a decisive influence')

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.