steady (redirected from steadiness)

*steady as a rock

Cliché very steady and unmovable; very stable. (*Also: as ~.) His hand was steady as a rock as he made each incision. You must remain as steady as a rock when you are arguing with your supervisor.

See also: rock

go with (someone or something)

to depart in the company of someone or a group. Jim's not here. He went with the last busload. I'm leaving now. Do you want to go with?

go with someone and go steady with someone

to have a romantic relationship with someone. (Go steady is dated.) Sally has been going with Mark for two months now. He wants to go steady with her. He doesn't want her to see other guys.

go with something 

1. Lit. to accompany something agreeably. Milk doesn't go with grapefruit. Pink doesn't go with orange.

2. Fig. to choose something (over something else). I think I'll go with the yellow one. We decided to go with the oak table rather than the walnut one.

slow and steady wins the race

Prov. If you work slowly but constantly, you will succeed better than if you work fast for a short while and do not continue. (Associated with Aesop's fable of "The Tortoise and the Hare.") Joy only had a little bit of time to spend sewing every day, but she worked steadily and soon had finished a beautiful quilt. Slow and steady wins the race.

See also: and, race, slow, win

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a firm/steady hand on the tiller

if someone has a firm hand on the tiller, they have a lot of control over a situation

Usage notes: A tiller is a long handle which is used to control the direction a boat travels.

What people want is a president with a firm hand on the tiller.

See also: firm, hand