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Meanings of tipped the scales in English

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Usage of tipped the scales in English
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According to one account, it was Elizabeth's popularity that tipped the scales.
The Guardian
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One of those campaigns apparently tipped the scales toward an early patch.
Reuters
3
Ausonius, if I had read him then, might have tipped the scales.
A Time of Gifts
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But it was Darren, she knew, who had truly tipped the scales.
Public secrets
5
Then, on 17 December last year, came the incident that tipped the scales.
The Guardian
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After cleaning, it tipped the scales at a little below two hundred pounds.
Hunting with the Bow & Arrow
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He brought back one himself that tipped the scales at seven-and-a-half.
The Lookout Man
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Here's what has tipped the scales in South Africa's favour.
The South African
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But in my day, at my best, I tipped the scales close to two-forty.
The Mutiny of the Elsinore
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He tipped the scales at one hundred sixty-two, and he looked twenty pounds less.
The Man on the Box
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I tipped the scales, as they say, at ninety-two pounds.
The burglar who studied spinoza
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The star admitted she once tipped the scales at 110kg.
News.com.au
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But Mr Saikawa's admission last week that he was improperly overpaid finally tipped the scales.
The Irish Times
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The last-minute withdrawal of Mr Jim Mitchell tipped the scales inexorably against Mr Enda Kenny.
The Irish Times
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It was about one metre in height and tipped the scales at about 31 kg.
BBC
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Morrison did, and tipped the scales at one seventy-four.
Night Shift
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Australia
Common
United States of America
Rare
United Kingdom
Rare