a happy medium



a happy medium

a way of doing something which is good because it avoids being extreme (often + between ) What you want from a holiday is a happy medium between activity and relaxation. I'm either exercising all the time or I'm doing nothing but I can't seem to find a happy medium.
See also: happy, medium

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
WangiWAHNG-ee (Indonesian)Indonesian, Malay
Kwasi-Western African, Akan
Iliyana-Bulgarian
Atiyah['ætki]
Marcellinomahr-chel-LEE-noItalian
Berthe-French