cancel out

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ˌcancel ˈout | ˌcancel sthˈout derived
if two or more things cancel out or one cancels out the other, they are equally important but have an opposite effect on a situation so that the situation does not change
•Recent losses have cancelled out any profits made at the start of the year.
•The advantages and disadvantages would appear to cancel each other out.
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