balancing out

Verb

balance out (third-person singular simple present balances out, present participle balancing out, simple past and past participle balanced out)

1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To attain balance through the contrasting or reciprocating effect of different elements.
   • If you consider all the negative and all the positive factors, it should balance out to something acceptable.
2. (idiomatic, transitive) To counteract with a contrasting element so as to achieve balance.
   • You can add some honey to balance out the sourness of the lemon.