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rock-steady en · ADJ

Meanings

1. Absolutely or completely steady.
   • In successful snapshotting the camera must be held rock steady. 1935 June 22, The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate, NSW, page 2, column 7:
2. Consistent and dependable in one's behaviour or performance.
   • Now we've found a rock-steady beat / Now all we need is a melody / And words that mean something and nothing 2000, Damon Gough, “Say it Again”, in The Hour of Bewilderbeast, performed by Badly Drawn Boy:
   • She's so rock steady (bam-ba-lam) / And she's always ready (bam-ba-lam). 1977, “Black Betty”, performed by Ram Jam:

Relateds

rock steady · rocksteady · steady as a rock