steady hand on the tiller
Reliable guiding control
Steady hand on the tiller is an idiom that refers to the calm, effective leadership of a government or organization.
- even keelState of calm stability
- calm watersUndisturbed body of liquid
- smooth sailingUntroubled progress forward
- captaincyLeader's rank or tenure
- at the helmLeading an organization
ship of state · composure · guidance · guiding light · equanimity · steadfastness · stay the course · control · firm grip · governance · poise · navigation · leadership · discernment · direction · mentor · prudence · stability
steady hand on the tillerflailing about
Uncontrolled limb movements
steady hand on the tillerreckless abandon
Complete disregard for consequences
knee-jerk reactions · shoot from the hip · winging it · flip-flopping
steady hand on the tillerrudderless
Lacking guidance or direction
adrift · leaderless · asleep at the wheel · power vacuum · abandoned ship
steady, steadier, steadiest, steadily, steadiness, unsteady, handed, handing, handful