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balance the books

idiom

To add up all the debits and credits.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    bad books

    Disfavor.

  2. 02

    balance out

    To attain balance through the contrasting or reciprocating effect of different elements.

  3. 03

    check and balance

    Provide mutual oversight and limitation by independent organizations in order to prevent abuses of power.

  4. 04

    close the books

    To finalize the financial records for a specific accounting period; to cease trading.

  5. 05

    cook the books

    To manipulate accounting information, especially illegally.

  6. 06

    good books

    Favorable regard; personal approval; kindly treatment.

  7. 07

    hang in the balance

    To be in a precarious situation, unsure of the future.

  8. 08

    throw off balance

    To unsettle, to catch by surprise.

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