steady the ship | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)To bringunder control.2011, Phil McNulty,Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England‎[1]:As England attempted tosteady 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.2016June 28, Jane Dudman, “In this Brexit turmoil we’ll need our civil servants to steady the ship”, inThe Guardian‎[2]:In this Brexit turmoil we’ll need our civil servants tosteady the ship[title]2022May 13, Eva Corlett, “As the shine comes off NZ Labour, Grant Robertson hopes his budget can steady the ship”, inThe Guardian‎[3]:If there is a moment tosteady 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”.2023September 30, Hannah Murphy, “The wildest job in Silicon Valley”, inFT Weekend, Life & Arts, page17:Early on, Musk brought in a team of executives and staffers from elsewhere in his business empire, including Tesla and The Boring Company, to helpsteady the ship.

Examples:

EN: '...did nothing to steady the ship.
ES: ...no nos ayudó a retomar el curso.
ID: "...kami tidak bisa melakukan apa-apa untuk itu.
EN: We need a figurehead, just to steady the ship on clinic days.
ES: Necesitamos una persona, para dirigir el barco que es la clínica hoy día.
EN: Look, until I get the chance to meet some potential new recruits, I just need you to steady the ship and not fuck anything up, Brian.
ES: Mira, hasta que pueda reunirme con nuevos reclutas potenciales, solo necesito que dirijas el barco y no jodas nada, Brian.
EN: You need to steady the ship, otherwise heads will roll.
ES: Tienes que controlar la situación. Si no, rodarán cabezas.
EN: We steady the ship together.
ES: Corregimos el rumbo juntos.
ID: Menstabilkan perusahaan bersama.
EN: Rhodes was asked to stay on and steady the ship post-Rahic.
HI: तब ले रहब लभरवे से लागी
EN: McGee flew out to try to steady the ship.
HI: व्हेल ने नाव गिराने की कोशिश की
EN: It seems as if Flick managed to steady the ship,
HI: लगता है फ्लोर तोड़के मानेगी,,
EN: Phil, steady the ship!
ID: Phil, stabilkan pesawatnya!
EN: If he can steady the ship, come the summer, he can build on it from there.
ID: Jika dia bisa memperbaiki situasi ini, dia bisa membangunnya klub ini lagi.
EN: Restorative nip. Just to steady the ship.
ID: Hanya untuk menstabilkan kapal.
EN: This will not do, I try to steady the ship.
TE: నేను చెప్పేది కాదు, నాకౌకాదశలో నాట్యనివ్వటానికి ప్రయత్నిస్తాను.
EN: Just for a year to steady the ship as it were.
TE: ఏడాదిన్నరగా ఓట్ల తొలగింపు. . ఇదిలా ఉంటే.
EN: But that still didn't help to steady the ship.
TE: కానీ, అది ఓట్లు రాల్చడంలో ఏమాత్రం ఉపయోగపడలేకపోయింది.
EN: "We need a captain to steady the ship."
TE: 'ఈ నౌకను ముందుకు తీసుకెళ్లడానికి బహుశా ఒక కొత్త కెప్టెన్ కావాలి.

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