tipped the scales in favor of

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.........by propagationg lies that devalued female and tipped the scales in favor of the masculie.It is a part of a sentence in THE DAVINCI CODE.what does that mean??

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

.........by propagationg lies that devalued female and tipped the scales in favor of the masculie.

It is a part of a sentence in THE DAVINCI CODE.

what does that mean??

Consider this. You have a pair of scales, with a container at each end. One container has red sand. The other container has blue sand. The amounts are equal, so the scales are balanced. Now you add a very small amount of blue sand to the blue container. The scale goes down (tips) on that side. You have tipped the scales in favor of the blue sand.

In your sentence, the expression is used figuratively. It means that the lies make the 'masculine' more successful than the 'female'. What is meant by 'female' and 'masculine' depends on the context in the book.

Ypu have some typos. Apart from that, it doesn't seem like a well-written sentence. Normally, we speak of 'female/male' or 'feminine/masculine', rather than 'female/masculine'. On the other hand, the author made millions of dollars from his writing, and I didn't.

Best wishes, Clive

Persona Grata · Answer

Wow. It makes sense!! thanks a lot~^^

I wish you are gonna be a millionaire, because you explained so kindly

Anyway, have a nice day~:)

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