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Balance the books

verb

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  1. 1
    To add up all the debits and credits. idiomatic

    "I hardly think that cancelling Yorkshire's HS2 line counts as levelling up, but must admit that the South has its troubles too - particularly in London, where Transport for London is facing the prospect of cutting services to balance its books, as the pandemic continues to deter passengers and government appears unwilling to help."

  2. 2
    To put or keep any closed or conservative system or its analysis in balance.

    "Let us not balance the books of oppression of the deaf on the backs and minds of other oppressed linguistic ethnic and cultural minorities."

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