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steady on

steady on interjection: do not exaggerate or be excessive.

Interjection

  1. (UK) Do not exaggerate or be excessive.
    • - I'm never going back to that restaurant!
      - Steady on! They only brought you the wrong drink.
  2. (UK) A generic exclamation of surprise.

Questions about steady on

What does steady on mean?
Steady on means do not exaggerate or be excessive.
What part of speech is steady on?
Steady on is an interjection.

Words near steady on in the dictionary

  1. steady hand on the tiller
  2. steady hands at the tiller
  3. steady hands at the tillers
  4. steady hands on the tiller
  5. steady hands on the tillers
  6. steady on
  7. steady pom pi pi
  8. steady state
  9. steady state theory
  10. steady stater
  11. steady staters

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