happy medium

A healthy balance between two extremes. It can be difficult for working mothers to find a happy medium between maintaining their careers and caring for their families.

happy medium

The midway point between two extremes. For example, We need to find a happy medium between overdoing the holiday season and ignoring it entirely . This expression, first recorded in 1778, was once known as the golden mean and is based on ancient mathematical principles.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Douglass	DUG-ləs	Scottish
Viktoriya	veek-TO-ree-yah (Russian)	Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Numitor	-	Roman Mythology
ÁGnes	AHG-nesh	Hungarian
Ava	['avə]
Taina	TIE-nah	Finnish