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steady the ship

verb

Definitions

  1. To bring under control.

    • As England attempted to steady the ship, the Rooney flashpoint occurred 17 minutes from time. He was involved in little more than a routine battle for possession near the touchline before lashing out at Dzudovic.
    • In this Brexit turmoil we’ll need our civil servants to steady the ship [title]
    • If there is a moment to steady the ship, it is now. For [Grant] Robertson, that means investing significantly in the worn-out health system and pumping money into climate change solutions – big-ticket concerns he says he “owes to people”.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA