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
ŽArko	-	Serbian, Croatian
NadİR	-	Turkish
Charlene	shahr-LEEN, chahr-LEEN	English
Rawiya	-	Arabic
Ansigar	-	Ancient Germanic
Javor	-	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene