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
Hedda	HED-dah	Norwegian, Swedish
Martita	mahr-TEE-tah	Spanish
Angus	ANG-gəs	Scottish, Irish, English
ŽAn	-	Slovene
Heydar	-	Persian
Agassiz	['ægəsi]