strike a happy medium

and hit a happy medium; find a happy medium

to find a compromise position; to arrive at a position halfway between two unacceptable extremes. Ann likes very spicy food, but Bob doesn't care for spicy food at all. We are trying to find a restaurant that strikes a happy medium. Tom is either very happy or very sad. He can't seem to hit a happy medium.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Immacolata	-	Italian
Aniruddha	-	Hinduism, Bengali, Indian, Marathi, Hindi
Anselm	AHN-zelm (German), AN-selm (English)	German, English (Rare), Ancient Germanic
Liv (2)	LIV	English
Widya	-	Indonesian
Nena	-	English