keep steady
Hold without wavering
To keep steady is to maintain stability, composure, or a consistent course.
You might keep a ladder steady while someone climbs, keep your voice steady during difficult news, or keep steady progress toward a goal.
Keep her steady is a common instruction when holding something that might wobble or drift.
The phrase emphasizes active effort against forces that could destabilize.
- stableSecure and unchanging
- rock solidUtterly reliable and stable
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- firmSolid or resolute
stand firm · anchor · grip · hold · level · on an even keel · even · calm · stay calm · poised · grounded · control · brace · secure · stillness · nerves · nerves of steel · hands
- calming phrasesstay calm, calm down, relax, take it easy, easy does it
- holding firmhold, hold fast, hold firm, hold on, hold onto
keep steadypanic
Uncontrollable sudden fear
freak out · fall apart · lose one's cool · lose one's nerve · fly off the handle
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