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."

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The move had been widely anticipated by investors, so the euro, French stocks and bonds were largely steady on Thursday as Barnier officially resigned. —

Lawrence Delevingne and Dhara Ranasinghe, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024 Apple held steady on prices, but the memory capacity and number of cores doubled, while the number of cameras went from zero to two and cellular networking went from three to four—3G to 4G, that is. —

IEEE Spectrum, 25 Apr. 2011 Their signature Omni-GRIP sole will keep you steady on any terrain. —

Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2024 Fortunately, the back cover (which is also a separate piece that attaches magnetically) has a nice folding kickstand that keeps the whole package steady on any flat, desk-like surface. —

Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 20 May 2020 See all Example Sentences for steady on