Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
balancing act
English answer:
to be able to strike the perfect equilibrium
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NancyLynn
May 27, 2005 12:12
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balancing act
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Human Resources
Could you please give me a general explanation of this term? My context is not relevant.
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it's a reference to acrobats at the circus
who can walk a tightrope without falling - requires balancing.
A balancing act in modern life means to be able to strike the perfect equilibrium between, say, work and family, home and the office, without falling due to an unbalance, ie too much effort/time/concentration in one particular area of one's life.
HTH
A balancing act in modern life means to be able to strike the perfect equilibrium between, say, work and family, home and the office, without falling due to an unbalance, ie too much effort/time/concentration in one particular area of one's life.
HTH
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Comment: "Thanks Nancy, thanks everyone. It was a tough choice."
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Marian Greenfield
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Over 30 years in financial translation
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hard to explain without context, but...
balancing act is, to use more jargon, walking the line between alternatives
it's to offset one thing against another, trying not to unduly favor either side
it's finding the right path to take so that you don't put too much stress on one factor or another.
it's to offset one thing against another, trying not to unduly favor either side
it's finding the right path to take so that you don't put too much stress on one factor or another.
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: yes, I don't know why colleagues are focusing on two - there are MANY things to balance when one is a corporate manager, for example (may be 8-10)
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Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Germany
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Germany
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Keeping house chores and putting enough hours into work is often a balancing act for the husband
Just something off the top of my head
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Note added at 5 mins (2005-05-27 12:17:37 GMT)
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Also used is \"a juggling act\".
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Note added at 5 mins (2005-05-27 12:17:37 GMT)
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Also used is \"a juggling act\".
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knowing how to make a compromise between two ostensibly exclusive situations
How to reconcile two (or more) things that are, at least on the face of it, mutually exclusive...
As others have said work/home, earnings/time to enjoy them, mother/wife, etc.
Knowing how to balance things that are fundamentally trying to unbalance you.
Walking a tight-rope between 2 situations...
As others have said work/home, earnings/time to enjoy them, mother/wife, etc.
Knowing how to balance things that are fundamentally trying to unbalance you.
Walking a tight-rope between 2 situations...
1 hr
Balasubramaniam L.
India
India
India
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trying to do two conflicting things at the same time and succeeding
trying to do two conflicting things at the same time and succeeding
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