cancel each other/one another out

idiom

: to be equal to each other in force or importance but opposite to each other and thus have no effect
The two arguments cancel each other/one another out.

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“Cancel each other/one another out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cancel%20each%20other%2Fone%20another%20out. Accessed 28 Mar. 2023.

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