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Tommy Tran
2021-04-04 08:04
Redress the balance formal verb phrase
Take action to restore equality in a situation
The school board tries to redress the balance among the students.
New policies have redressed the balance of salary among workers.
1. To adjust oneself to a new situation.
2. To cut one's spending.
1. Restore something to use.
2. Pitch a baseball too close to the batter's body
3. Kill or defeat someone
4. Beat someone up.
5. To ready oneself to do something again.
If you say that one spins on his heels, you mean that he leaves or turns around suddenly.
The verb "redress" should be conjugated according to its tense.
This phrase first appeared in The Dial, in 1843:
"... and it now appears that we must estimate the native values of this immense region to redress the balance of our own judgment, and appreciate the advantages ..."
Do you see anything wrong?
Said when you are frightened to do something again because you had an unpleasant experience doing it the first time
After being cheated by her husband, Jane loses her belief on marriage and doesn't want to start any new relationship - a scalded dog fears cold water.
