returns to scale Idiom

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tip the scales

change or influence a decision, the upper hand If you speak two languages, it could tip the scales in your favor when you apply for a job.

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tip the scales at

cause the scale to go up, weigh in at Elmer tips the scales at 135 kilos. He's a heavyweight.

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Off the scale

If something goes off the scale, it far exceeds the normal standards, good or bad, for something.

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Put your thumb on the scales

If you put your thumb on the scales, you try to influence the result of something in your favour.

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Scales fall from your eyes

When the scales fall from your eyes, you suddenly realise the truth about something.

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scale down|scale

v. To make smaller or less; decrease. John scaled down each boy's share of food after a bear robbed the camp. Tom built a scaled down model of the plane.
Compare: CUT DOWN.

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tip the scales|scales|tip

v. phr., informal 1. To weigh. Martin tips the scales at 180 pounds. 2. or tip the balance To have important or decisive influence; make a decision go for or against you; decide. John's vote tipped the scales in our favor, and we won the election.
Compare: TURN THE TIDE.

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to scale|scale

adv. phr. In the same proportions as in the true size; in the same shape, but not the same size. The statue was made to scale, one inch to a foot. He drew the map to scale, making one inch represent fifty miles.

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turn the scales|scales|turn

v. phr. To affect the balance in favor of one party or group against the other. It could well be that the speech he made turned the scales in their favor.

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scale

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In addition to the idiom beginning with scale, also see tip the balance; turn the tables.

returns to scale

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