redress the balance



redress the balance

Readjust matters, restore equilibrium, as in If our party wins in a few big cities, it will redress the balance of urban and rural interests in the House . [Mid-1800s]
See also: balance

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Paquita-Spanish
Isiahie-ZIE-əEnglish
VÍCtorBEEK-tor (Spanish)Spanish, Catalan
Henrykahen-RI-kahPolish
Yefet-Biblical Hebrew
Zlatan-Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Slovene