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Mariam Nozadze Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

English

Please someone tell me what does they mean and give me examples ...

Upset the balance
Alter the balance
Redress the balance
Balance between /of
On balance
Off balance

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First, the word “balance” in the examples given can apply to financial matters or to organization of things. We speak sometimes of a ‘balance between’ the number of males and females at a party. If there are too many females, the party is ‘off balance’.

  • First, the word “balance” in the examples given can apply to financial matters or to organization of things.
  • We speak sometimes of a ‘balance between’ the number of males and females at a party.
  • If there are too many females, the party is ‘off balance’.
  • If more females arrive, it continues to ‘upset the balance’; but if more males arrive, it begins to ‘alter the balance’ beneficially.
  • To correct or ‘redress the balance’, you might have to phone some males and invite them to the party.
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First, the word “balance” in the examples given can apply to financial matters or to organization of things.
We speak sometimes of a ‘balance between’ the number of males and females at a party. If there are too many females, the party is ‘off balance’. If more females arrive, it continues to ‘upset the balance’; but if more males arrive, it begins to ‘alter the balance’ beneficially. To c

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