strike a balance

: to take a course : go

: to aim and usually deliver a blow, stroke, or thrust (as with the hand, a weapon, or a tool)

: to arrive with detrimental effect

: a tool for smoothing a surface (as of a mold)

: an act or instance of striking

: a work stoppage by a body of workers to enforce compliance with demands made on an employer

: an instrument for weighing: such as

: a beam that is supported freely in the center and has two pans of equal weight suspended from its ends

: a device that uses the elasticity of a spiral spring for measuring weight or force

: to compute the difference between the debits and credits of (an account)

: to pay the amount due on : settle

: to arrange so that one set of elements exactly equals another