掌握分寸 meaning in Chinese

handle appropriately; act [speak] properly; exercise sound judgement

Her sense of delicacy was singular .
她对掌握分寸，也有自己的奇特标准。
That he could bring off this balancing act was a tribute to his tact, his intelligence, and his instinct for the scope and the limits of indiscretion .
这种平衡术之所以奏效，应当归功于他八面玲珑，脑筋灵活，掌握分寸恰到好处。
Though not too much because she knew how to cry nicely before the mirror
可又不能哭得太厉害。她对着镜子掌握分寸，要哭得恰到好处。