"thumb on the scale" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 暗中作弊
• 操纵结果（字面意思：在秤上按拇指）

Definition

在暗中做手脚，给一方带来不公平优势；字面意思是在秤上按一下拇指让东西变重。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

是一个惯用语，通常非正式，用来指责有人作弊或不公正地影响结果，在商业、政治等领域常见，不是字面意思。

Examples

The judge was accused of putting his thumb on the scale during the trial.

有人指控法官在审判中暗中**作弊**。

It’s unfair to put your thumb on the scale in a competition.

在比赛中**暗中作弊**是不公平的。

The company put its thumb on the scale to win the contract.

那家公司为了赢得合同而**暗中做手脚**。

Are you sure no one put a thumb on the scale in this decision?

你确定这次决定没人**做了手脚**吗？

Sometimes it feels like the referees have their thumbs on the scale for the home team.

有时候感觉裁判对主队**暗中偏袒**。

If the results were fair, nobody would have to worry about someone having their thumb on the scale.

如果结果公平，就不用担心有人**做手脚**了。