Книга: Джоанна Троллоп «Balancing Act»

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• balancing act — balancing acts N COUNT: usu sing 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. ...a delicate balancing act between a career, a home, and… …   English dictionary

• balancing act — balancing .act n [C usually singular] 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 ▪ Gilmore had to perform the difficult balancing act… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• balancing act —    When you try to satisfy two or more people or groups who have different needs, and keep everyone happy, you perform a balancing act.     Many people, especially women, have to perform a balancing act between work and family …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• balancing act — noun : an attempt to cope with several often conflicting factors or situations at the same time social life … becomes a balancing act between the realms of politics, economics and religion Mark Lilla …   Useful english dictionary

• balancing act — noun a) A performance that involves balancing things precariously and suspensefully. b) An effort to manage many conflicting or competing items or interests …   Wiktionary

• balancing act — bal|anc|ing act [ bælənsıŋ ,ækt ] noun count the process of trying to achieve something that different groups will all be satisfied with …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English