happy medium

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A balanced position between two opposite extremes

The tone of the paper strikes a happy medium between layman approachability and technical accuracy.

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strike a happy medium
(deyim) Find an answer to a problem that is halfway between two unsatisfactory answers

1. Mary said the dress was blue. Jane said it was green. They finally struck a happy medium and decided it was blue-green. 2. 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
(deyim) To find an answer to a problem that is halfway between two unsatisfactory answers

1. Mary said the dress was blue. Jane said it was green. They finally struck a happy medium and decided it was blue-green. 2. 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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