Steady-as-she-goes
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 steady; careful; avoiding sudden change idiomatic, not-comparable
"Graham James, the bishop of Norwich, is favourite everywhere of the steady-as-she-goes party. He is widely experienced – he worked in Lambeth Palace under the previous archbishop, Lord Carey – and widely trusted, as well as scholarly."
Example
More examples"Graham James, the bishop of Norwich, is favourite everywhere of the steady-as-she-goes party. He is widely experienced – he worked in Lambeth Palace under the previous archbishop, Lord Carey – and widely trusted, as well as scholarly."
Etymology
From the nautical phrase steady as she goes.
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