tip the balance

idiom

: to change a situation so that one person, group, etc., is more able or likely to succeed : to give an advantage to someone or something

Both candidates are qualified, but her experience tips the balance in her favor.

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Other times, secondary variants have no obvious effect on their own but together can tip the balance of whether and how a disease will appear, even in the absence of a primary variant. —Santhosh Girirajan, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025

Multispecifics, with their ability to address multiple targets simultaneously, could eventually tip the balance further by improving the durability of response and reducing resistance. —William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025

In the intense global LiDAR race, this agility could tip the balance. —Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025

And if Trump is able to name a fourth governor, that would tip the balance on the seven-member board. —Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for tip the balance

• counterbalance
• overbalance
• imbalance
• rebalance
• unbalance
• valance
• vallance