keep an even keel

To remain in a calm and stable condition. I don't know how you keep an even keel while trying to manage so many different things at once. My dad is unflappable. No matter what happens, he always keeps an even keel.

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keep on an even keel
even keel
keel
on an even keel
acorn
a (kind of) turn of mind
a practical, scientific, etc. turn of mind
be in hand
a song in (one's) heart
a song in your heart

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