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steady as she goes

steady as she goes phrase: a cry to a helmsman to keep on the current course.

Phrase

steady as she goes

  1. A cry to a helmsman to keep on the current course.

Questions about steady as she goes

What does steady as she goes mean?
Steady as she goes means a cry to a helmsman to keep on the current course.
What part of speech is steady as she goes?
Steady as she goes is a phrase.

Words near steady as she goes in the dictionary

  1. Steadman
  2. Steadmans
  3. steads
  4. steady
  5. steady as a rock
  6. steady as she goes
  7. Steady Brook
  8. Steady Eddie
  9. steady Eddies
  10. steady hand at the tiller
  11. steady hand on the tiller

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