| 单词 | on an even keel |
| 释义 | on an even keelSEE SYNONYMS FOR on an even keel ON THESAURUS.COM Stable, balanced, as in She had the knack of keeping us on an even keel in any emergency. This term, used figuratively since the mid-1800s, alludes to keeping a vessel's keel in a level position, assuring smooth sailing. Words nearby on an even keelon-air, on a limb, on all fours, on and off, on and on, on an even keel, onanism, on a par with, on a pedestal, put, on approval, on a rampage The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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