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Meaning of steady-as-she-goes | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2

Definitions

steady; careful; avoiding sudden change

idiomatic, not-comparable

Examples

Graham James, the bishop of Norwich, is favourite everywhere of the steady-as-she-goes party. He is widely experienced – he worked in Lambeth Palace under the previous archbishop, Lord Careyand widely trusted, as well as scholarly.”
“He looked to be in fine shape, sitting glassy-eyed behind the wheel, staring straight at the narrow two-lane highway, holding a steady-as-she-goes course of fifty miles an hour.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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