单词 | as steady as a rock |
释义 | > as lemmasas steady as a rock b. as steady as a rock. Cf. rock-steady adj. ΚΠ 1623 J. Hayward Davids Teares (new ed.) 302 Euen when your case seemeth desperate and forlorne, euen vnto death stand steadie as a rocke, and trust in the Lord. a1646 J. Burroughes Expos. upon 8th, 9th & 10th Chapters Hosea (1650) 413 The faithfulness of God is steady as a Rock. 1782 R. Griffith Variety 56 For you, I am sure, are as steady as a rock, both in love and war. 1865 J. B. Harwood Lady Flavia xiv The hand that held the candle was as steady as a rock. 1921 A. D. Miller Manslaughter iii. 47 Lydia seemed as steady as a rock—not a trace of excitement in her look. 2008 B. Kane Forgotten Legion (2009) iv. 57 It took immense strength to hold the bow at full draw, but the barbed arrow tip remained steady as a rock. < as lemmas |
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