tip the scales

But football was his best sport, and he was so small as a freshman that he hid ankle weights under his jeans to tip the scales at 112 pounds.

Some players will, like boxers, shed weight in saunas the night before, tip the scales and then wolf down carbohydrate-heavy food in the dressing room.

Not satisfied with his unprecedented grip on the federal government, billionaire Elon Musk is looking to tip the scales in state races, too.

There is no piece of content I can share—or even make!—that will ultimately tip the scales and make all these bad-faith actors see the light.

“And the days of the numbers players coming and playing the horses or dogs doesn’t exist anymore. Maybe if it can tip the scales in the right direction and help turn those subsidies into helping horse players and making a better product, then I still think it’s a tough long-run proposition unless you get people playing the product.”