tip the scales at

Meaning

1. tip the scales at sth

   to weigh a particular amount

   He tipped the scales at just over 80 kilos.

In the movies · 2

• A single grain of rice can tip the scale.Mulan1998
• I really don't think a quarter-ounce of whiskey's gonna tip the scales, do you?Bird Box2018

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