happy medium
noun [S] approvingDefinition
› a state or way of doing something that avoids being extreme, often combining the best of two opposite states or ways of doing something: I try to strike a (= achieve a) happy medium when I'm on holiday, and spend half my time doing things and the other half just relaxing.Averages
(Definition of happy medium noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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