Thumb On The Scale Definition

noun

An act of bias or a tactic for cheating which creates a situation that unfairly benefits one party involved in an interaction .

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Noun

Singular:
thumb on the scale
Plural:
thumbs on the scale

Origin of Thumb On The Scale

  • An allusion to a butcher who cheats customers by surreptitiously using a thumb to apply extra pressure to the scale when weighing meat to calculate the price of a sale.

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