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Idiom(s) of the day: a balancing act
My category (Russian-to-English translation): Качество и старание (Quality and effort). Успех и неудача (Success and failure).
Explanation(s):
Collins Cobuild Dictionary of Idioms, 2004 (CCDI):
If you say that someone is performing a balancing act, you mean that they are trying to please two or more people or groups or to follow two or more sets of ideals that are in opposition to each other.
Lingvo (www.lingvo.com):
an action or activity that requires a delicate balance between different situations or requirements
when you are trying to please two or more people or groups who all want different things, or who have ideas that are completely different from each other
a process in which sb tries to please two or more people or groups who want different things
an attempt to cope with several often conflicting factors or situations at the same time
a circus act in which a performer displays his or her balancing ability; a situation requiring careful balancing of opposing groups, views, or activities
Babylon (www.babylon.com):
a situation in which a person tries to give care and attention to two or more activities at the same time
the process of trying to achieve something that different groups will all be satisfied with
If you perform a balancing act, you try to deal successfully with two or more people, groups, or situations that are in opposition to each other.
Translation(s):
CCDI:
Попытка угодить и тем и другим; и нашим и вашим.
Lingvo (www.lingvo.com):
Multilex (www.multilex.ru):
CCDI:
Mr Alia is performing a delicate balancing act. He talks of reform, but clings to old certainties.
It’s been a difficult balancing act for the Japanese government, under pressure both at home and abroad.
Vice-Mayor Simitian called it a classic balancing act between individual rights and community rights.
Lingvo (www.lingvo.com):
our balancing act between working more to buy luxuries and having enough leisure to enjoy them
Gilmore had to perform the difficult balancing act of attracting moderate voters without losing his Conservative base.
The UN must perform a delicate balancing act between the different sides in the conflict.
social life … becomes a balancing act between the realms of politics, economics and religion — Mark Lilla
a delicate balancing act between Greek and Turkish interests
Babylon (www.babylon.com):
I found myself having to do a balancing act between work and family.
...a delicate balancing act between a career, a home, and motherhood
The author considers planning as a balancing act between conflicting forces, the need for clear and specific objectives, and good communications between the staff concerned.
Oxford English Dictionary (OED) v4.0:
British National Corpus (BNC), Mark Davies (http://corpus.byu.edu/bnc/):
1 F7V S_meeting and Church Langley as I explained before and it's always been a very difficult balancing act you know, to keep both going along. I'm sure you will
2 K77 S_parliament that were operating in favour of the employer that were against them, but it was a balancing act , or if you don't want that you can stay with the old
3 HUC S_speech_scripted the unions should support Labour to balance big biglifs big business and what a major balancing act that is. The shipping and construction group P & O gave a hundred
4 K20 W_news_script , with brakes at his feet. His groom on the back does the final balancing act . The real test is in America at the end of this month.
5 AKH W_newsp_brdsht_nat_misc the caring By George Jones and Philip Johnston MR MAJOR'S Cabinet is a careful balancing act that reflects the emphasis he has always placed on party unity. His first
6 A28 W_newsp_brdsht_nat_report for their words in front of the sometimes sinister figures who still control the land. French balancing act tipped Beirut into war: In his concluding article on Lebanon's history,
7 A2P W_newsp_brdsht_nat_report is to be provided has been weakly postponed," he added. Fiendishly complicated balancing act that demands a subtle mind By RICHARD NORTH CHRIS PATTEN'S decision is not
8 AAB W_newsp_brdsht_nat_report required to change the constitution. The Tigers' political leadership is attempting a difficult balancing act . It is entering the mainstream to satisfy the demands of the people of
9 AJ5 W_newsp_brdsht_nat_social . The question now facing voters is which approach is likely to achieve the best balancing act . Whatever the government, the NHS has always been seen as underfunded and
10 AHB W_newsp_brdsht_nat_commerce rates are quite good. "For those considering remortgages it is something of a balancing act . A lot of people are inquiring about remortgages but
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