To change the balance of opinion, influence, or advantage in a contested situation so that one side gains a decisive edge; to alter the outcome by tipping the balance in favor of one party.
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To cause a weighing scale or balance to tip by adding or removing weight or changing distribution, thereby altering the measured balance between two sides.
Examples:
EN: Listen, you must be precise. You see even 5 cms can turn the scale. Everything is questioned.
ES: Usted tiene que ser preciso, incluso cinco centímetros son importantes.
EN: ourselves to turn the scale in this direction or that, in a
HI: हम इस पाले में हो या उस पाले में,
EN: turn the scale in the nation's favor.
HI: देश के हित में जान झोंक दो।
TE: కులం పక్కన పెట్టి, రాష్ట్ర ప్రయోజనాల కోసం పొరాడండి.