steady as a rock

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*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, steady

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Byline: Tony Elves STEVE SIMPSON is sitting pretty at the top of the naps table, and all credit to the Blackpool Gazette's tipster, who has remained steady as a rock as the pack have tried to close in on the leader in the last two weeks. Dayia to land long odds from her far-side draw by The Racing Post (London, England) I hit two bad shots all day and took double bogeys on them but apart from that I was steady as a rock. Mason wins third PGA Seniors title by The Journal (Newcastle, England) 11 THE HOLD STEADY Stay Positive OFTEN compared to Bruce Springsteen and reminiscent of Graham Parker and The Rumour, their latest album was steady as a rock. ALBUMS OF THE YEAR; the BIG razz at Christmas Record Music Editor ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			stay at some place stay back stay behind stay by stay clear of stay down stay for stay in stay off stay on stay on the sidelines stay on top of stay out stay over stay put stay the course stay to stay under stay up stay up late stay up until stay with stay within stead steady steady as a rock steal steal a base steal a glance at steal a march on steal away steal from steal heart steal off steal out of some place steal over steal the show steal the spotlight steal thunder steal up on steam steam across steam beam steam in steam off steam out steam out of steam up steamed steamed up steaming			steadiest steadiest steadiest steadiest steadily steadily steadily steadily steadiness steadiness steadiness steadiness steading steading steading steading steadings steadite steads steads steads steads Steads Light Cavalry steady steady steady steady steady steady advance steady application steady as a rock Steady as She Goes steady bearing Steady cam steady demand steady down Steady flow Steady Flow Energy Equation Steady Inductive Helicity Injection Steady initial climb speed with all engines operating Steady Level Unaccelerated Flight steady pin Steady Receive Indication Steady Receive Key Steady rest Steady rest steady state steady state steady state steady state steady state steady state Steady state approximation Steady State Blood Glucose Steady state cosmology Steady State Economy Steady State Error Steady State Genetic Algorithm Steady State Genetic Programming Steady State Live Weight Steady State Mass Balance Model

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