scales
- (AmE usually scale) nounADJECTIVE▪ weighing (esp. BrE)▪ bathroom, kitchen… OF SCALES▪ pair (esp. BrE), set (BrE)▪
a pair of kitchen scales
VERB + SCALES▪ put sth on, put sth onto, weigh sth on▪ get on, get onto, stand on, step on, step onto▪ tilt, tip▪At birth, she tipped the scales at a healthy 7 lb 9 oz.
▪ balanceSCALES + VERB▪ tip (in favour/favor of sb/sth), tip (towards/toward sb/sth) (figurative)▪At the moment the scales tip in favour of the Russians. (BrE)
▪At the moment the scale tips in favor of the Russians. (AmE)
PREPOSITION▪ on the scales▪I had a shock when I stood on the scales.
PHRASES▪ tip the scales (in favour/favor of sb/sth), tip the scales (towards/toward sb/sth) (figurative)▪That last goal has tipped the scales towards/toward the Brazilians.
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