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
Avishai	-	Hebrew
Augustin	[ɔ:'gʌstin]
Ajith	-	Tamil, Indian, Malayalam
GwenaËLle	-	French, Breton
Jenni	JEN-ee (English), YEN-nee (Finnish)	English, Finnish
HÁKon	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic