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steady the ship en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To bring under control.
    • To steady the ship, [Laurent] Freixe was implementing an ambitious plan to cut costs by at least SFr2.5bn ($3.1bn), with the help of consultants like McKinsey. 2025 September 20, Madeleine Speed, Mercedes Ruehl, “The meltdown at Nestlé”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 6:
    • 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. 2011, Phil McNulty, Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England:
    • In this Brexit turmoil we’ll need our civil servants to steady the ship [title] 2016 June 28, Jane Dudman, “In this Brexit turmoil we’ll need our civil servants to steady the ship”, in The Guardian:
    • 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”. 2022 May 13, Eva Corlett, “As the shine comes off NZ Labour, Grant Robertson hopes his budget can steady the ship”, in The Guardian:
    • Early on, Musk brought in a team of executives and staffers from elsewhere in his business empire, including Tesla and The Boring Company, to help steady the ship. 2023 September 30, Hannah Murphy, “The wildest job in Silicon Valley”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 17:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
steadies the ship Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
steadying the ship Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
steadied the ship Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
steadied the ship Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

steady as she goes

Synonyms

right the ship