steady the ship
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To bring under control.
Example Sentences
- "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”."
- "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."
- "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."