steady on

idiom

British, informal

—used to tell someone to be calmer, to stop thinking or saying foolish or unreasonable things, etc.

"Everything's going wrong!" "Steady on, now. It's not as bad as that."

Examples of steady on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web While Justin Timberlake and his attorney have insisted that the pop star was not intoxicated when he was pulled over by police in the Hamptons, the report by the arresting officer describes a motorist who failed a series of sobriety tests and who had trouble speaking or staying steady on his feet. —

Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2024 Friday’s report also is raising questions of the Federal Reserve which, as inflation has slowed, has become more attuned to any weakening in the labor market, but opted to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday. —

Alicia Wallace, CNN, 2 Aug. 2024 Which works both for and against the film, as Gilford is just as capable of holding the camera steady on a performance as naturalistic as Plummer’s. —

Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 12 July 2024 The lights can be set to eight different modes depending on your mood, including slow fade, twinkle/flash, and steady on. —

Allison Cacich, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for steady on

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