Idiom
steady the ship
Meaning
To bring under control.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The new manager helped to steady the ship.”
“After the company lost its biggest client, the CEO took charge to steady the ship.”
“Following the sudden resignation of the director, the board appointed an experienced interim leader to steady the ship during the transition.”
Examples
simple
“The new manager helped to steady the ship.”
contextual
“After the company lost its biggest client, the CEO took charge to steady the ship.”
complex
“Following the sudden resignation of the director, the board appointed an experienced interim leader to steady the ship during the transition.”
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