From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisha happy medium (between something and something)a happy medium (between something and something)AGREEa way of doing something that is not extreme but is somewhere between two possible choices I always tried to strike a happy medium between having a home that looked like a bomb had hit it and becoming obsessively tidy. → happy
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strike a happy medium• He told friends he always believed in striking a happy medium. 